Method and device for transmitting and receiving uplink in wireless communication system

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting and receiving an uplink in a wireless communication system. A method by which a terminal performs uplink transmission in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first configuration information related to mapping between one or more uplink reference signals (UL RS) and one or more downlink (DL) RS; receiving, from the base station, second configuration information related to a plurality of spatial parameter candidates for uplink transmission; and performing uplink transmission in N (N ≥ 1) transmission opportunities (TO) on the basis of at least one among N uplink default spatial parameters and N pathloss reference signals (PL RS). The N uplink default spatial parameters are respectively associated with the N TOs. The N PL RSs are respectively associated with the N TOs. The default uplink spatial parameter for a specific TO among the N TOs may be: one spatial parameter, specified by a predefined rule, among the plurality of spatial parameter candidates based on the second configuration information; or a UL RS mapped to the one spatial parameter on the basis of the first configuration information.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, andin more detail, relates to a method and an apparatus of transmitting andreceiving an uplink in a wireless communication system.

BACKGROUND ART

A mobile communication system has been developed to provide a voiceservice while guaranteeing mobility of users. However, a mobilecommunication system has extended even to a data service as well as avoice service, and currently, an explosive traffic increase has causedshortage of resources and users have demanded a faster service, so amore advanced mobile communication system has been required.

The requirements of a next-generation mobile communication system atlarge should be able to support accommodation of explosive data traffic,a remarkable increase in a transmission rate per user, accommodation ofthe significantly increased number of connected devices, very lowEnd-to-End latency and high energy efficiency. To this end, a variety oftechnologies such as Dual Connectivity, Massive Multiple Input MultipleOutput (Massive MIMO), In-band Full Duplex, Non-Orthogonal MultipleAccess (NOMA), Super wideband Support, Device Networking, etc. have beenresearched.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

A technical problem of the present disclosure is to provide a method anda device of updating a default spatial relation and/or a defaultpathloss reference signal for uplink transmission and reception in awireless communication system.

An additional technical problem of the present disclosure is to providea method and a device of performing uplink transmission and receptionbased on uplink default spatial relation/pathloss reference signalupdate in a wireless communication system.

An additional technical problem of the present disclosure is to providean uplink transmission and reception method and a device based on adefault spatial relation/pathloss reference signal for uplinktransmission for a single/multi TRP(s)/TO(s) by a single/multi-panelterminal in a wireless communication system.

The technical objects to be achieved by the present disclosure are notlimited to the above-described technical objects, and other technicalobjects which are not described herein will be clearly understood bythose skilled in the pertinent art from the following description.

Technical Solution

A method of performing uplink transmission by a terminal in a wirelesscommunication system according to an aspect of the present disclosureincludes receiving first configuration information related to mappingbetween one or more uplink reference signals (UL RS) and one or moredownlink reference signals (DL RS) from a base station; receiving secondconfiguration information related to a plurality of spatial parametercandidates for uplink transmission from the base station; and performinguplink transmission at N transmission occasions (TO) based on one ormore of N (N is an integer exceeding 1) uplink default spatialparameters or N pathloss reference signals (PL RS), and the N defaultuplink spatial parameters may be associated with the N TOs respectively,the N PL RSs may be associated with the N TOs respectively and a defaultuplink spatial parameter for a specific TO among the N TOs may be onespatial parameter specified by a predefined rule among the plurality ofspatial parameter candidates based on the second configurationinformation, or an UL RS mapped to the one spatial parameter based onthe first configuration information.

A method of performing uplink reception by a base station in a wirelesscommunication system according to an additional aspect of the presentdisclosure includes transmitting to a terminal first configurationinformation related to mapping between one or more uplink referencesignals (UL RS) and one or more downlink reference signals (DL RS);transmitting to the terminal second configuration information related toa plurality of spatial parameter candidates for uplink transmission; andreceiving uplink transmission transmitted by the terminal at Ntransmission occasions (TO) based on one or more of N (N is an integerexceeding 1) uplink default spatial parameters or N pathloss referencesignals (PL RS), and the N default uplink spatial parameters may beassociated with the N TOs respectively, the N PL RSs may be associatedwith the N TOs respectively and a default uplink spatial parameter for aspecific TO among the N TOs may be one spatial parameter specified by apredefined rule among the plurality of spatial parameter candidatesbased on the second configuration information, or an UL RS mapped to theone spatial parameter based on the first configuration information.

Technical Effects

According to the present disclosure, a method and a device of updating adefault spatial relation and/or a default pathloss reference signal foruplink transmission and reception in a wireless communication system maybe provided.

According to the present disclosure, a method and a device of performinguplink transmission and reception based on uplink default spatialrelation/pathloss reference signal update in a wireless communicationsystem may be provided.

An additional technical problem of the present disclosure is to providean uplink transmission and reception method and a device based on adefault spatial relation/pathloss reference signal for uplinktransmission for a single/multi TRP(s)/TO(s) by a single/multi-panelterminal in a wireless communication system.

Effects achievable by the present disclosure are not limited to theabove-described effects, and other effects which are not describedherein may be clearly understood by those skilled in the pertinent artfrom the following description.

DESCRIPTION OF DIAGRAMS

Accompanying drawings included as part of detailed description forunderstanding the present disclosure provide embodiments of the presentdisclosure and describe technical features of the present disclosurewith detailed description.

FIG. 1 illustrates a structure of a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 2 illustrates a frame structure in a wireless communication systemto which the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 3 illustrates a resource grid in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 4 illustrates a physical resource block in a wireless communicationsystem to which the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 5 illustrates a slot structure in a wireless communication systemto which the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 6 illustrates physical channels used in a wireless communicationsystem to which the present disclosure may be applied and a generalsignal transmission and reception method using them.

FIG. 7 illustrates a method of transmitting multiple TRPs in a wirelesscommunication system to which the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a PUCCH spatial relationactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an SRS path loss reference RSactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a PUSCH path loss reference RSactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for describing an uplink transmission operationof a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a signaling procedure between a basestation and a terminal for a method of transmitting and receiving anuplink according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 13 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication systemaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

BEST MODE

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail by referring to accompanying drawings. Detaileddescription to be disclosed with accompanying drawings is to describeexemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and is not to representthe only embodiment that the present disclosure may be implemented. Thefollowing detailed description includes specific details to providecomplete understanding of the present disclosure. However, those skilledin the pertinent art knows that the present disclosure may beimplemented without such specific details.

In some cases, known structures and devices may be omitted or may beshown in a form of a block diagram based on a core function of eachstructure and device in order to prevent a concept of the presentdisclosure from being ambiguous.

In the present disclosure, when an element is referred to as being“connected”, “combined” or “linked” to another element, it may includean indirect connection relation that yet another element presentstherebetween as well as a direct connection relation. In addition, inthe present disclosure, a term, “include” or “have”, specifies thepresence of a mentioned feature, step, operation, component and/orelement, but it does not exclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features, stages, operations, components, elements and/or theirgroups.

In the present disclosure, a term such as “first”, “second”, etc. isused only to distinguish one element from other element and is not usedto limit elements, and unless otherwise specified, it does not limit anorder or importance, etc. between elements. Accordingly, within a scopeof the present disclosure, a first element in an embodiment may bereferred to as a second element in another embodiment and likewise, asecond element in an embodiment may be referred to as a first element inanother embodiment.

A term used in the present disclosure is to describe a specificembodiment, and is not to limit a claim. As used in a described andattached claim of an embodiment, a singular form is intended to includea plural form, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. A termused in the present disclosure, “and/or”, may refer to one of relatedenumerated items or it means that it refers to and includes any and allpossible combinations of two or more of them. In addition, “/” betweenwords in the present disclosure has the same meaning as “and/or”, unlessotherwise described.

The present disclosure describes a wireless communication network or awireless communication system, and an operation performed in a wirelesscommunication network may be performed in a process in which a device(e.g., a base station) controlling a corresponding wirelesscommunication network controls a network and transmits or receives asignal, or may be performed in a process in which a terminal associatedto a corresponding wireless network transmits or receives a signal witha network or between terminals.

In the present disclosure, transmitting or receiving a channel includesa meaning of transmitting or receiving information or a signal through acorresponding channel. For example, transmitting a control channel meansthat control information or a control signal is transmitted through acontrol channel. Similarly, transmitting a data channel means that datainformation or a data signal is transmitted through a data channel.

Hereinafter, a downlink (DL) means a communication from a base stationto a terminal and an uplink (UL) means a communication from a terminalto a base station. In a downlink, a transmitter may be part of a basestation and a receiver may be part of a terminal. In an uplink, atransmitter may be part of a terminal and a receiver may be part of abase station. A base station may be expressed as a first communicationdevice and a terminal may be expressed as a second communication device.A base station (BS) may be substituted with a term such as a fixedstation, a Node B, an eNB(evolved-NodeB), a gNB(Next Generation NodeB),a BTS(base transceiver system), an Access Point(AP), a Network(5Gnetwork), an AI(Artificial Intelligence) system/module, an RSU(road sideunit), a robot, a drone(UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), an AR(AugmentedReality) device, a VR(Virtual Reality) device, etc. In addition, aterminal may be fixed or mobile, and may be substituted with a term suchas a UE(User Equipment), an MS(Mobile Station), a UT(user terminal), anMSS(Mobile Subscriber Station), an SS(Subscriber Station), anAMS(Advanced Mobile Station), a WT(Wireless terminal), anMTC(Machine-Type Communication) device, an M2M(Machine-to-Machine)device, a D2D(Device-to-Device) device, a vehicle, an RSU(road sideunit), a robot, an AI(Artificial Intelligence) module, a drone(UAV:Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), an AR(Augmented Reality) device, a VR(VirtualReality) device, etc.

The following description may be used for a variety of radio accesssystems such as CDMA, FDMA, TDMA, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, etc. CDMA may beimplemented by a wireless technology such as UTRA(Universal TerrestrialRadio Access) or CDMA2000. TDMA may be implemented by a radio technologysuch as GSM(Global System for Mobile communications)/GPRS(General PacketRadio Service)/EDGE(Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution). OFDMA may beimplemented by a radio technology such as IEEE 802.11(Wi-Fi), IEEE802.16(WiMAX), IEEE 802-20, E-UTRA(Evolved UTRA), etc. UTRA is a part ofa UMTS(Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). 3GPP(3rd GenerationPartnership Project) LTE(Long Term Evolution) is a part of anE-UMTS(Evolved UMTS) using E-UTRA and LTE-A(Advanced)/LTE-A pro is anadvanced version of 3GPP LTE. 3GPP NR(New Radio or New Radio AccessTechnology) is an advanced version of 3GPP LTE/LTE-A/LTE-A pro.

To clarify description, it is described based on a 3GPP communicationsystem (e.g., LTE-A, NR), but a technical idea of the present disclosureis not limited thereto. LTE means a technology after 3GPP TS(TechnicalSpecification) 36.xxx Release 8. In detail, an LTE technology in orafter 3GPP TS 36.xxx Release 10 is referred to as LTE-A and an LTEtechnology in or after 3GPP TS 36.xxx Release 13 is referred to as LTE-Apro. 3GPP NR means a technology in or after TS 38.xxx Release 15. LTE/NRmay be referred to as a 3GPP system. “xxx” means a detailed number for astandard document. LTE/NR may be commonly referred to as a 3GPP system.For a background art, a term, an abbreviation, etc. used to describe thepresent disclosure, matters described in a standard document disclosedbefore the present disclosure may be referred to. For example, thefollowing document may be referred to.

For 3GPP LTE, TS 36.211 (physical channels and modulation), TS 36.212(multiplexing and channel coding), TS 36.213 (physical layerprocedures), TS 36.300(overall description), TS 36.331 (radio resourcecontrol) may be referred to.

For 3GPP NR, TS 38.211 (physical channels and modulation), TS 38.212(multiplexing and channel coding), TS 38.213 (physical layer proceduresfor control), TS 38.214 (physical layer procedures for data), TS38.300(NR and NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network) overalldescription), TS 38.331 (radio resource control protocol specification)may be referred to.

Abbreviations of terms which may be used in the present disclosure isdefined as follows.

-   BM: beam management-   CQI: Channel Quality Indicator-   CRI: channel state information - reference signal resource indicator-   CSI: channel state information-   CSI-IM: channel state information - interference measurement-   CSI-RS: channel state information - reference signal-   DMRS: demodulation reference signal-   FDM: frequency division multiplexing-   FFT: fast Fourier transform-   IFDMA: interleaved frequency division multiple access-   IFFT: inverse fast Fourier transform-   L1-RSRP: Layer 1 reference signal received power-   L1-RSRQ: Layer 1 reference signal received quality-   MAC: medium access control-   NZP: non-zero power-   OFDM: orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-   PDCCH: physical downlink control channel-   PDSCH: physical downlink shared channel-   PMI: precoding matrix indicator-   RE: resource element-   RI: Rank indicator-   RRC: radio resource control-   RSSI: received signal strength indicator-   Rx: Reception-   QCL: quasi co-location-   SINR: signal to interference and noise ratio-   SSB (or SS/PBCH block): Synchronization signal block (including PSS    (primary synchronization signal), SSS (secondary synchronization    signal) and PBCH (physical broadcast channel))-   TDM: time division multiplexing-   TRP: transmission and reception point-   TRS: tracking reference signal-   Tx: transmission-   UE: user equipment-   ZP: zero power

Overall System

As more communication devices have required a higher capacity, a needfor an improved mobile broadband communication compared to the existingradio access technology (RAT) has emerged. In addition, massive MTC(Machine Type Communications) providing a variety of services anytimeand anywhere by connecting a plurality of devices and things is also oneof main issues which will be considered in a next-generationcommunication. Furthermore, a communication system design considering aservice/a terminal sensitive to reliability and latency is alsodiscussed. As such, introduction of a next-generation RAT consideringeMBB(enhanced mobile broadband communication), mMTC(massive MTC),URLLC(Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication), etc. is discussedand, for convenience, a corresponding technology is referred to as NR inthe present disclosure. NR is an expression which represents an exampleof a 5G RAT.

A new RAT system including NR uses an OFDM transmission method or atransmission method similar to it. A new RAT system may follow OFDMparameters different from OFDM parameters of LTE. Alternatively, a newRAT system follows a numerology of the existing LTE/LTE-A as it is, butmay support a wider system bandwidth (e.g., 100 MHz). Alternatively, onecell may support a plurality of numerologies. In other words, terminalswhich operate in accordance with different numerologies may coexist inone cell.

A numerology corresponds to one subcarrier spacing in a frequencydomain. As a reference subcarrier spacing is scaled by an integer N, adifferent numerology may be defined.

FIG. 1 illustrates a structure of a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

In reference to FIG. 1 , NG-RAN is configured with gNBs which provide acontrol plane (RRC) protocol end for a NG-RA(NG-Radio Access) user plane(i.e., a new AS(access stratum) sublayer/PDCP(Packet Data ConvergenceProtocol)/RLC(Radio Link Control)/MAC/PHY) and UE. The gNBs areinterconnected through a Xn interface. The gNB, in addition, isconnected to an NGC(New Generation Core) through an NG interface. Inmore detail, the gNB is connected to an AMF(Access and MobilityManagement Function) through an N2 interface, and is connected to aUPF(User Plane Function) through an N3 interface.

FIG. 2 illustrates a frame structure in a wireless communication systemto which the present disclosure may be applied.

A NR system may support a plurality of numerologies. Here, a numerologymay be defined by a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix (CP)overhead. Here, a plurality of subcarrier spacings may be derived byscaling a basic (reference) subcarrier spacing by an integer N (or, µ) .In addition, although it is assumed that a very low subcarrier spacingis not used in a very high carrier frequency, a used numerology may beselected independently from a frequency band. In addition, a variety offrame structures according to a plurality of numerologies may besupported in a NR system.

Hereinafter, an OFDM numerology and frame structure which may beconsidered in a NR system will be described. A plurality of OFDMnumerologies supported in a NR system may be defined as in the followingTable 1.

TABLE 1 µ Δf=2^(µ) • 15 [kHz] CP 0 15 Normal 1 30 Normal 2 60 Normal,Extended 3 120 Normal 4 240 Normal

NR supports a plurality of numerologies (or subcarrier spacings (SCS))for supporting a variety of 5G services. For example, when a SCS is 15kHz, a wide area in traditional cellular bands is supported, and when aSCS is 30 kHz/60 kHz, dense-urban, lower latency and a wider carrierbandwidth are supported, and when a SCS is 60 kHz or higher, a bandwidthwider than 24.25 GHz is supported to overcome a phase noise. An NRfrequency band is defined as a frequency range in two types (FR1, FR2).FR1, FR2 may be configured as in the following Table 2. In addition, FR2may mean a millimeter wave (mmW) .

TABLE 2 Frequency Range designation Corresponding frequency rangeSubcarrier Spacing FR1 410 MHz -7125 MHz 15, 30, 60 kHz FR2 24250 MHz-52600 MHz 60, 120, 240 kHz

Regarding a frame structure in an NR system, a size of a variety offields in a time domain is expresses as a multiple of a time unit ofT_(c)=1/ (Δf_(max)· N_(f)) . Here, Δf_(max) is 480 · 10³ Hz and N_(f) is4096. Downlink and uplink transmission is configured (organized) with aradio frame having a duration of T_(f)=1/ (Δf_(max)N_(f)/100) ·T_(c)=10ms. Here, a radio frame is configured with 10 subframes having aduration of T_(sf)=(Δf_(max)N_(f)/1000) · T_(c)=1ms, respectively. Inthis case, there may be one set of frames for an uplink and one set offrames for a downlink. In addition, transmission in an uplink frame No.i from a terminal should start earlier by T_(TA)=(N_(TA)+N_(TA),_(offset)) T_(c) than a corresponding downlink frame in acorresponding terminal starts. For a subcarrier spacing configuration µ,slots are numbered in an increasing order of n_(s) ^(µ)∈ {0, ...,N_(slot) ^(subframe,) ^(µ)-1 } in a subframe and are numbered in anincreasing order of n_(s,f) ^(µ)∈{0,..., N_(slot) ^(frame, µ)-1 } in aradio frame. One slot is configured with N_(symb) ^(slot) consecutiveOFDM symbols and N_(symb) ^(slot) is determined according to CP. A startof a slot n_(s) ^(µ) in a subframe is temporally arranged with a startof an OFDM symbol n_(s) ^(µ)N_(symb) ^(slot) in the same subframe. Allterminals may not perform transmission and reception at the same time,which means that all OFDM symbols of a downlink slot or an uplink slotmay not be used. Table 3 represents the number of OFDM symbols per slot(N_(symb) ^(slot)) , the number of slots per radio frame (N_(slot)^(frame,µ)) and the number of slots per subframe (N_(slot)^(subframe,µ)) in a normal CP and Table 4 represents the number of OFDMsymbols per slot, the number of slots per radio frame and the number ofslots per subframe in an extended CP.

TABLE 3 µ N_(symb)^(slot) N_(slot)^(frame,μ) N_(slot)^(subframe,μ) 0 1410 1 1 14 20 2 2 14 40 4 3 14 80 8 4 14 160 16

TABLE 4 µ N_(symb)^(slot) N_(slot)^(frame,μ) N_(slot)^(subframe,μ) 2 1240 4

FIG. 2 is an example on µ=2 (SCS is 60 kHz), 1 subframe may include 4slots referring to Table 3. 1 subframe={1,2,4} slot shown in FIG. 2 isan example, the number of slots which may be included in 1 subframe isdefined as in Table 3 or Table 4. In addition, a mini-slot may include2, 4 or 7 symbols or more or less symbols. Regarding a physical resourcein a NR system, an antenna port, a resource grid, a resource element, aresource block, a carrier part, etc. may be considered. Hereinafter, thephysical resources which may be considered in an NR system will bedescribed in detail.

First, in relation to an antenna port, an antenna port is defined sothat a channel where a symbol in an antenna port is carried can beinferred from a channel where other symbol in the same antenna port iscarried. When a large-scale property of a channel where a symbol in oneantenna port is carried may be inferred from a channel where a symbol inother antenna port is carried, it may be said that 2 antenna ports arein a QC/QCL(quasi co-located or quasi co-location) relationship. In thiscase, the large-scale property includes at least one of delay spread,doppler spread, frequency shift, average received power, receivedtiming.

FIG. 3 illustrates a resource grid in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

In reference to FIG. 3 , it is illustratively described that a resourcegrid is configured with N_(RB) ^(µ)N_(SC) ^(RB) subcarriers in afrequency domain and one subframe is configured with 14 · 2^(µ) OFDMsymbols, but it is not limited thereto. In an NR system, a transmittedsignal is described by OFDM symbols of 2^(µ)N_(symb) ^((µ)) and one ormore resource grids configured with N_(RB) ^(µ)N_(sc) ^(RB) subcarriers.Here, N_(RB) ^(µ)≤N_(RB) ^(max,µ). The N_(RB) ^(max,µ) represents amaximum transmission bandwidth, which may be different between an uplinkand a downlink as well as between numerologies. In this case, oneresource grid may be configured per µ and antenna port p. Each elementof a resource grid for µ and an antenna port p is referred to as aresource element and is uniquely identified by an index pair (k, l′ ) .Here, k=0, ..., N_(RB) ^(µ)N_(sc) ^(RB)-1 is an index in a frequencydomain and l′ = 0, ..., 2^(µ)N_(symb) ^((µ))-1 refers to a position of asymbol in a subframe. When referring to a resource element in a slot, anindex pair (k,l) is used. Here, 1=0,...,N_(symb) ^(µ)-1. A resourceelement (k, l′ ) for µ and an antenna port p corresponds to a complexvalue, a_(k,l′) (p,µ) . When there is no risk of confusion or when aspecific antenna port or numerology is not specified, indexes p and µmay be dropped, whereupon a complex value may be a_(k,l′)(p) ora_(k,l′). In addition, a resource block (RB) is defined as N_(sc)^(RB)=12 consecutive subcarriers in a frequency domain.

Point A plays a role as a common reference point of a resource blockgrid and is obtained as follows.

-   offsetToPointA for a primary cell (PCell) downlink represents a    frequency offset between point A and the lowest subcarrier of the    lowest resource block overlapped with a SS/PBCH block which is used    by a terminal for an initial cell selection. It is expressed in    resource block units assuming a 15 kHz subcarrier spacing for FR1    and a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing for FR2.-   absoluteFrequencyPointA represents a frequency-position of point A    expressed as in ARFCN (absolute radiofrequency channel number).

Common resource blocks are numbered from 0 to the top in a frequencydomain for a subcarrier spacing configuration µ. The center ofsubcarrier 0 of common resource block 0 for a subcarrier spacingconfiguration µ is identical to ‘point A’. A relationship between acommon resource block number n_(CRB) ^(µ) and a resource element (k,l)for a subcarrier spacing configuration µ in a frequency domain is givenas in the following Equation 1.

$n_{CRB}^{\mu} = \left\lfloor \frac{k}{N_{sc}^{RB}} \right\rfloor$

In Equation 1, k is defined relatively to point A so that k=0corresponds to a subcarrier centering in point A. Physical resourceblocks are numbered from 0 to N_(BWP),_(i) ^(size,µ)-1 in a bandwidthpart (BWP) and i is a number of a BWP. A relationship between a physicalresource block n_(PRB) and a common resource block n_(CRB) in BWP i isgiven by the following Equation 2.

n_(CRB)^(μ) = n_(PRB)^(μ) + N_(BWP, i)^(start, μ)

N_(BWP,i) ^(start,µ) is a common resource block that a BWP startsrelatively to common resource block 0.

FIG. 4 illustrates a physical resource block in a wireless communicationsystem to which the present disclosure may be applied. And, FIG. 5illustrates a slot structure in a wireless communication system to whichthe present disclosure may be applied.

In reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a slot includes a plurality ofsymbols in a time domain. For example, for a normal CP, one slotincludes 7 symbols, but for an extended CP, one slot includes 6 symbols.

A carrier includes a plurality of subcarriers in a frequency domain. AnRB (Resource Block) is defined as a plurality of (e.g., 12) consecutivesubcarriers in a frequency domain. A BWP(Bandwidth Part) is defined as aplurality of consecutive (physical) resource blocks in a frequencydomain and may correspond to one numerology (e.g., an SCS, a CP length,etc.). A carrier may include a maximum N (e.g., 5) BWPs. A datacommunication may be performed through an activated BWP and only one BWPmay be activated for one terminal. In a resource grid, each element isreferred to as a resource element (RE) and one complex symbol may bemapped.

In an NR system, up to 400 MHz may be supported per component carrier(CC). If a terminal operating in such a wideband CC always operatesturning on a radio frequency (FR) chip for the whole CC, terminalbattery consumption may increase. Alternatively, when severalapplication cases operating in one wideband CC (e.g., eMBB, URLLC, Mmtc,V2X, etc.) are considered, a different numerology (e.g., a subcarrierspacing, etc.) may be supported per frequency band in a correspondingCC. Alternatively, each terminal may have a different capability for themaximum bandwidth. By considering it, a base station may indicate aterminal to operate only in a partial bandwidth, not in a full bandwidthof a wideband CC, and a corresponding partial bandwidth is defined as abandwidth part (BWP) for convenience. A BWP may be configured withconsecutive RBs on a frequency axis and may correspond to one numerology(e.g., a subcarrier spacing, a CP length, a slot/a mini-slot duration).

Meanwhile, a base station may configure a plurality of BWPs even in oneCC configured to a terminal. For example, a BWP occupying a relativelysmall frequency domain may be configured in a PDCCH monitoring slot, anda PDSCH indicated by a PDCCH may be scheduled in a greater BWP.Alternatively, when UEs are congested in a specific BWP, some terminalsmay be configured with other BWP for load balancing. Alternatively,considering frequency domain inter-cell interference cancellationbetween neighboring cells, etc., some middle spectrums of a fullbandwidth may be excluded and BWPs on both edges may be configured inthe same slot. In other words, a base station may configure at least oneDL/UL BWP to a terminal associated with a wideband CC. A base stationmay activate at least one DL/UL BWP of configured DL/UL BWP(s) at aspecific time (by L1 signaling or MAC CE(Control Element) or RRCsignaling, etc.). In addition, a base station may indicate switching toother configured DL/UL BWP (by L1 signaling or MAC CE or RRC signaling,etc.). Alternatively, based on a timer, when a timer value is expired,it may be switched to a determined DL/UL BWP. Here, an activated DL/ULBWP is defined as an active DL/UL BWP. But, a configuration on a DL/ULBWP may not be received when a terminal performs an initial accessprocedure or before a RRC connection is set up, so a DL/UL BWP which isassumed by a terminal under these situations is defined as an initialactive DL/UL BWP.

FIG. 6 illustrates physical channels used in a wireless communicationsystem to which the present disclosure may be applied and a generalsignal transmission and reception method using them.

In a wireless communication system, a terminal receives informationthrough a downlink from a base station and transmits information throughan uplink to a base station. Information transmitted and received by abase station and a terminal includes data and a variety of controlinformation and a variety of physical channels exist according to atype/a usage of information transmitted and received by them.

When a terminal is turned on or newly enters a cell, it performs aninitial cell search including synchronization with a base station or thelike (S601). For the initial cell search, a terminal may synchronizewith a base station by receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS)and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) from a base station andobtain information such as a cell identifier (ID), etc. After that, aterminal may obtain broadcasting information in a cell by receiving aphysical broadcast channel (PBCH) from a base station. Meanwhile, aterminal may check out a downlink channel state by receiving a downlinkreference signal (DL RS) at an initial cell search stage.

A terminal which completed an initial cell search may obtain moredetailed system information by receiving a physical downlink controlchannel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) accordingto information carried in the PDCCH (S602).

Meanwhile, when a terminal accesses to a base station for the first timeor does not have a radio resource for signal transmission, it mayperform a random access (RACH) procedure to a base station (S603 toS606). For the random access procedure, a terminal may transmit aspecific sequence as a preamble through a physical random access channel(PRACH) (S603 and S605) and may receive a response message for apreamble through a PDCCH and a corresponding PDSCH (S604 and S606). Acontention based RACH may additionally perform a contention resolutionprocedure.

A terminal which performed the above-described procedure subsequentlymay perform PDCCH/PDSCH reception (S607) and PUSCH(Physical UplinkShared Channel)/PUCCH(physical uplink control channel) transmission(S608) as a general uplink/downlink signal transmission procedure. Inparticular, a terminal receives downlink control information (DCI)through a PDCCH. Here, DCI includes control information such as resourceallocation information for a terminal and a format varies depending onits purpose of use.

Meanwhile, control information which is transmitted by a terminal to abase station through an uplink or is received by a terminal from a basestation includes a downlink/uplinkACK/NACK(Acknowledgement/Non-Acknowledgement) signal, a CQI(ChannelQuality Indicator), a PMI(Precoding Matrix Indicator), a RI(RankIndicator), etc. For a 3GPP LTE system, a terminal may transmit controlinformation of the above-described CQI/PMI/RI, etc. through a PUSCHand/or a PUCCH.

Table 5 represents an example of a DCI format in an NR system.

TABLE 5 DCI Format Use 0_0 Scheduling of a PUSCH in one cell 0_1Scheduling of one or multiple PUSCHs in one cell, or indication of cellgroup downlink feedback information to a UE 0_2 Scheduling of a PUSCH inone cell 1_0 Scheduling of a PDSCH in one DL cell 1_1 Scheduling of aPDSCH in one cell 1_2 Scheduling of a PDSCH in one cell

In reference to Table 5, DCI formats 0_0, 0_1 and 0_2 may includeresource information (e.g., UL/SUL(Supplementary UL), frequency resourceallocation, time resource allocation, frequency hopping, etc.),information related to a transport block(TB) (e.g., MCS(ModulationCoding and Scheme), a NDI(New Data Indicator), a RV(Redundancy Version),etc.), information related to a HARQ(Hybrid -Automatic Repeat andrequest) (e.g., a process number, a DAI(Downlink Assignment Index),PDSCH-HARQ feedback timing, etc.), information related to multipleantennas (e.g., DMRS sequence initialization information, an antennaport, a CSI request, etc.), power control information (e.g., PUSCH powercontrol, etc.) related to scheduling of a PUSCH and control informationincluded in each DCI format may be pre-defined. DCI format 0_0 is usedfor scheduling of a PUSCH in one cell. Information included in DCIformat 0_0 is CRC (cyclic redundancy check) scrambled by a C-RNTI(CellRadio Network Temporary Identifier) or a CS-RNTI(Configured SchedulingRNTI) or a MCS-C-RNTI(Modulation Coding Scheme Cell RNTI) andtransmitted.

DCI format 0_1 is used to indicate scheduling of one or more PUSCHs orconfigure grant (CG) downlink feedback information to a terminal in onecell. Information included in DCI format 0_1 is CRC scrambled by aC-RNTI or a CS-RNTI or a SP-CSI-RNTI(Semi-Persistent CSI RNTI) or aMCS-C-RNTI and transmitted.

DCI format 0_2 is used for scheduling of a PUSCH in one cell.Information included in DCI format 0_2 is CRC scrambled by a C-RNTI or aCS-RNTI or a SP-CSI-RNTI or a MCS-C-RNTI and transmitted.

Next, DCI formats 1_0, 1_1 and 1_2 may include resource information(e.g., frequency resource allocation, time resource allocation,VRB(virtual resource block)-PRB(physical resource block) mapping, etc.),information related to a transport block(TB)(e.g., MCS, NDI, RV, etc.),information related to a HARQ (e.g., a process number, DAI, PDSCH-HARQfeedback timing, etc.), information related to multiple antennas (e.g.,an antenna port, a TCI(transmission configuration indicator), aSRS(sounding reference signal) request, etc.), information related to aPUCCH (e.g., PUCCH power control, a PUCCH resource indicator, etc.)related to scheduling of a PDSCH and control information included ineach DCI format may be pre-defined.

DCI format 1_0 is used for scheduling of a PDSCH in one DL cell.Information included in DCI format 1_0 is CRC scrambled by a C-RNTI or aCS-RNTI or a MCS-C-RNTI and transmitted.

DCI format 1_1 is used for scheduling of a PDSCH in one cell.Information included in DCI format 1_1 is CRC scrambled by a C-RNTI or aCS-RNTI or a MCS-C-RNTI and transmitted.

DCI format 1_2 is used for scheduling of a PDSCH in one cell.Information included in DCI format 1_2 is CRC scrambled by a C-RNTI or aCS-RNTI or a MCS-C-RNTI and transmitted.

Operation Related to Multi-TRPs

A coordinated multi point (CoMP) scheme refers to a scheme in which aplurality of base stations effectively control interference byexchanging (e.g., using an X2 interface) or utilizing channelinformation (e.g., RI/CQI/PMI/LI(layer indicator), etc.) fed back by aterminal and cooperatively transmitting to a terminal. According to ascheme used, a CoMP may be classified into joint transmission (JT),coordinated Scheduling(CS), coordinated Beamforming(CB), dynamic PointSelection(DPS), dynamic Point Blocking(DPB), etc.

M-TRP transmission schemes that M TRPs transmit data to one terminal maybe largely classified into i) eMBB M-TRP transmission, a scheme forimproving a transfer rate, and ii) URLLC M-TRP transmission, a schemefor increasing a reception success rate and reducing latency.

In addition, with regard to DCI transmission, M-TRP transmission schemesmay be classified into i) M-TRP transmission based on M-DCI(multipleDCI) that each TRP transmits different DCIs and ii) M-TRP transmissionbased on S-DCI(single DCI) that one TRP transmits DCI. For example, forS-DCI based M-TRP transmission, all scheduling information on datatransmitted by M TRPs should be delivered to a terminal through one DCI,it may be used in an environment of an ideal BackHaul (ideal BH) wheredynamic cooperation between two TRPs is possible.

For TDM based URLLC M-TRP transmission, scheme ¾ is under discussion forstandardization. Specifically, scheme 4 means a scheme in which one TRPtransmits a transport block(TB) in one slot and it has an effect toimprove a probability of data reception through the same TB receivedfrom multiple TRPs in multiple slots. Meanwhile, scheme 3 means a schemein which one TRP transmits a TB through consecutive number of OFDMsymbols (i.e., a symbol group) and TRPs may be configured to transmitthe same TB through a different symbol group in one slot.

In addition, UE may recognize PUSCH (or PUCCH) scheduled by DCI receivedin different control resource sets(CORESETs)(or CORESETs belonging todifferent CORESET groups) as PUSCH (or PUCCH) transmitted to differentTRPs or may recognize PDSCH (or PDCCH) from different TRPs. In addition,the below-described method for UL transmission (e.g., PUSCH/PUCCH)transmitted to different TRPs may be applied equivalently to ULtransmission (e.g., PUSCH/PUCCH)transmitted to different panelsbelonging to the same TRP.

Hereinafter, multiple DCI based non-coherent joint transmission(NCJT)/single DCI based NCJT will be described.

NCJT(Non-coherent joint transmission) is a scheme in which a pluralityof transmission points (TP) transmit data to one terminal by using thesame time frequency resource, TPs transmit data by using a differentDMRS(Demodulation Multiplexing Reference Signal) between TPs through adifferent layer (i.e., through a different DMRS port).

A TP delivers data scheduling information through DCI to a terminalreceiving NCJT. Here, a scheme in which each TP participating in NCJTdelivers scheduling information on data transmitted by itself throughDCI is referred to as ‘multi DCI based NCJT’. As each of N TPsparticipating in NCJT transmission transmits DL grant DCI and a PDSCH toUE, UE receives N DCI and N PDSCHs from N TPs. Meanwhile, a scheme inwhich one representative TP delivers scheduling information on datatransmitted by itself and data transmitted by a different TP (i.e., a TPparticipating in NCJT) through one DCI is referred to as ‘single DCIbased NCJT’. Here, N TPs transmit one PDSCH, but each TP transmits onlysome layers of multiple layers included in one PDSCH. For example, when4-layer data is transmitted, TP 1 may transmit 2 layers and TP 2 maytransmit 2 remaining layers to UE.

Multiple TRPs (MTRPs) performing NCJT transmission may transmit DL datato a terminal by using any one scheme of the following two schemes.

First, ‘a single DCI based MTRP scheme’ is described. MTRPscooperatively transmit one common PDSCH and each TRP participating incooperative transmission spatially partitions and transmits acorresponding PDSCH into different layers (i.e., different DMRS ports)by using the same time frequency resource. Here, scheduling informationon the PDSCH is indicated to UE through one DCI and which DMRS (group)port uses which QCL RS and QCL type information is indicated by thecorresponding DCI (which is different from DCI indicating a QCL RS and atype which will be commonly applied to all DMRS ports indicated as inthe existing scheme). In other words, M TCI states may be indicatedthrough a TCI(Transmission Configuration Indicator) field in DCI (e.g.,for 2 TRP cooperative transmission, M=2) and a QCL RS and a type may beindicated by using M different TCI states for M DMRS port group. Inaddition, DMRS port information may be indicated by using a new DMRStable.

Next, ‘a multiple DCI based MTRP scheme’ is described. Each of MTRPstransmits different DCI and PDSCH and (part or all of) the correspondingPDSCHs are overlapped each other and transmitted in a frequency timeresource. Corresponding PDSCHs may be scrambled through a differentscrambling ID (identifier) and the DCI may be transmitted through aCORESET belonging to a different CORESET group. (Here, a CORESET groupmay be identified by an index defined in a CORESET configuration of eachCORESET. For example, when index = 0 is configured for CORESETs 1 and 2and index = 1 is configured for CORESETs 3 and 4, CORESETs 1 and 2 areCORESET group 0 and CORESET 3 and 4 belong to a CORESET group 1. Inaddition, when an index is not defined in a CORESET, it may be construedas index=0) When a plurality of scrambling IDs are configured or two ormore CORESET groups are configured in one serving cell, a UE may noticethat it receives data according to a multiple DCI based MTRP operation.

Alternatively, whether of a single DCI based MTRP scheme or a multipleDCI based MTRP scheme may be indicated to UE through separate signaling.In an example, for one serving cell, a plurality of CRS (cell referencesignal) patterns may be indicated to UE for a MTRP operation. In thiscase, PDSCH rate matching for a CRS may be different depending on asingle DCI based MTRP scheme or a multiple DCI based MTRP scheme(because a CRS pattern is different).

Hereinafter, a CORESET group ID described/mentioned in the presentdisclosure may mean an index/identification information (e.g., an ID,etc.) for distinguishing a CORESET for each TRP/panel. In addition, aCORESET group may be a group/union of CORESET distinguished by anindex/identification information (e.g., an ID)/the CORESET group ID,etc. for distinguishing a CORESET for each TRP/panel. In an example, aCORESET group ID may be specific index information defined in a CORESETconfiguration. In this case, a CORESET group may beconfigured/indicated/defined by an index defined in a CORESETconfiguration for each CORESET. Additionally/alternatively, a CORESETgroup ID may mean an index/identification information/an indicator, etc.for distinguishment/identification between CORESETsconfigured/associated with each TRP/panel. Hereinafter, a CORESET groupID described/mentioned in the present disclosure may be expressed bybeing substituted with a specific index/specific identificationinformation/a specific indicator for distinguishment/identificationbetween CORESETs configured/associated with each TRP/panel. The CORESETgroup ID, i.e., a specific index/specific identification information/aspecific indicator for distinguishment/identification between CORESETsconfigured/associated with each TRP/panel may be configured/indicated toa terminal through higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling)/L2signaling (e.g., MAC-CE)/L1 signaling (e.g., DCI), etc. In an example,it may be configured/indicated so that PDCCH detection will be performedper each TRP/panel in a unit of a corresponding CORESET group (i.e., perTRP/panel belonging to the same CORESET group).Additionally/alternatively, it may be configured/indicated so thatuplink control information (e.g., CSI, HARQ-A/N(ACK/NACK), SR(schedulingrequest)) and/or uplink physical channel resources (e.g.,PUCCH/PRACH/SRS resources) are separated and managed/controlled per eachTRP/panel in a unit of a corresponding CORESET group (i.e., perTRP/panel belonging to the same CORESET group).Additionally/alternatively, HARQ A/N(process/retransmission) forPDSCH/PUSCH, etc. scheduled per each TRP/panel may be managed percorresponding CORESET group (i.e., per TRP/panel belonging to the sameCORESET group).

Hereinafter, partially overlapped NCJT will be described.

In addition, NCJT may be classified into fully overlapped NCJT that timefrequency resources transmitted by each TP are fully overlapped andpartially overlapped NCJT that only some time frequency resources areoverlapped. In other words, for partially overlapped NCJT, data of bothof TP 1 and TP 2 are transmitted in some time frequency resources anddata of only one TP of TP 1 or TP 2 is transmitted in remaining timefrequency resources.

Hereinafter, a method for improving reliability in Multi-TRP will bedescribed.

As a transmission and reception method for improving reliability usingtransmission in a plurality of TRPs, the following two methods may beconsidered.

FIG. 7 illustrates a method of multiple TRPs transmission in a wirelesscommunication system to which the present disclosure may be applied.

In reference to FIG. 7(a), it is shown a case in which layer groupstransmitting the same codeword(CW)/transport block(TB) correspond todifferent TRPs. Here, a layer group may mean a predetermined layer setincluding one or more layers. In this case, there is an advantage thatthe amount of transmitted resources increases due to the number of aplurality of layers and thereby a robust channel coding with a lowcoding rate may be used for a TB, and additionally, because a pluralityof TRPs have different channels, it may be expected to improvereliability of a received signal based on a diversity gain.

In reference to FIG. 7(b), an example that different CWs are transmittedthrough layer groups corresponding to different TRPs is shown. Here, itmay be assumed that a TB corresponding to CW #1 and CW #2 in the drawingis identical to each other. In other words, CW #1 and CW #2 mean thatthe same TB is respectively transformed through channel coding, etc.into different CWs by different TRPs. Accordingly, it may be consideredas an example that the same TB is repetitively transmitted. In case ofFIG. 7(b), it may have a disadvantage that a code rate corresponding toa TB is higher compared to FIG. 7(a). However, it has an advantage thatit may adjust a code rate by indicating a different RV (redundancyversion) value or may adjust a modulation order of each CW for encodedbits generated from the same TB according to a channel environment.

According to methods illustrated in FIG. 7(a) and FIG. 7(b) above,probability of data reception of a terminal may be improved as the sameTB is repetitively transmitted through a different layer group and eachlayer group is transmitted by a different TRP/panel. It is referred toas a SDM (Spatial Division Multiplexing) based M-TRP URLLC transmissionmethod. Layers belonging to different layer groups are respectivelytransmitted through DMRS ports belonging to different DMRS CDM groups.

In addition, the above-described contents related to multiple TRPs aredescribed based on an SDM (spatial division multiplexing) method usingdifferent layers, but it may be naturally extended and applied to a FDM(frequency division multiplexing) method based on a different frequencydomain resource (e.g., RB/PRB (set), etc.) and/or a TDM (time divisionmultiplexing) method based on a different time domain resource (e.g., aslot, a symbol, a sub-symbol, etc.).

Regarding a method for multiple TRPs based URLLC scheduled by singleDCI, the following method is discussed.

1) Method 1 (SDM): Time and Frequency Resource Allocation is Overlappedand n (n<=Ns) TCI States in a Single Slot 1-A) Method 1a

-   The same TB is transmitted in one layer or layer set at each    transmission time (occasion) and each layer or each layer set is    associated with one TCI and one set of DMRS port(s) .-   A single codeword having one RV is used in all spatial layers or all    layer sets. With regard to UE, different coded bits are mapped to a    different layer or layer set by using the same mapping rule.

1-B) Method 1b

-   The same TB is transmitted in one layer or layer set at each    transmission time (occasion) and each layer or each layer set is    associated with one TCI and one set of DMRS port(s) .-   A single codeword having one RV is used in each spatial layer or    each layer set. RV(s) corresponding to each spatial layer or each    layer set may be the same or different.

1-C) Method 1c

-   At one transmission time (occasion), the same TB having one DMRS    port associated with multiple TCI state indexes is transmitted in    one layer or the same TB having multiple DMRS ports one-to-one    associated with multiple TCI state indexes is transmitted in one    layer.

In case of the method 1a and 1c, the same MCS is applied to all layersor all layer sets.

2) Method 2 (FDM): Frequency Resource Allocation is Not Overlapped and n(n<=Nf) TCI States in a Single Slot

-   Each non-overlapping frequency resource allocation is associated    with one TCI state.-   The same single/multiple DMRS port(s) are associated with all    non-overlapping frequency resource allocation.

2-A) Method 2a

-   A single codeword having one RV is used for all resource allocation.    With regard to UE, common RB matching (mapping of a codeword to a    layer) is applied to all resource allocation.

2-B) Method 2b

-   A single codeword having one RV is used for each non-overlapping    frequency resource allocation. A RV corresponding to each    non-overlapping frequency resource allocation may be the same or    different.

For the method 2a, the same MCS is applied to all non-overlappingfrequency resource allocation.

3) Method 3 (TDM): Time Resource Allocation is Not Overlapped and n(n<=Nt1) TCI States in a Single Slot

-   Each transmission time (occasion) of a TB has time granularity of a    mini-slot and has one TCI and one RV.-   A common MCS is used with a single or multiple DMRS port(s) at every    transmission time (occasion) in a slot.-   A RV/TCI may be the same or different at a different transmission    time (occasion).

4) Method 4 (TDM): N (n<=Nt2) TCI States in K (n<=K) Different Slots

-   Each transmission time (occasion) of a TB has one TCI and one RV.-   Every transmission time (occasion) across K slots uses a common MCS    with a single or multiple DMRS port(s).-   A RV/TCI may be the same or different at a different transmission    time (occasion).

Hereinafter, MTRP URLLC is described.

In the present disclosure, DL MTRP URLLC means that multiple TRPstransmit the same data (e.g., the same TB)/DCI by using a differentlayer/time/frequency resource. For example, TRP 1 transmits the samedata/DCI in resource 1 and TRP 2 transmits the same data/DCI in resource2. UE configured with a DL MTRP-URLLC transmission method receives thesame data/DCI by using a different layer/time/frequency resource. Here,UE is configured from a base station for which QCL RS/type (i.e., a DLTCI state) should be used in a layer/time/frequency resource receivingthe same data/DCI. For example, when the same data/DCI is received inresource 1 and resource 2, a DL TCI state used in resource 1 and a DLTCI state used in resource 2 may be configured. UE may achieve highreliability because it receives the same data/DCI through resource 1 andresource 2. Such DL MTRP URLLC may be applied to a PDSCH/a PDCCH.

And, in the present disclosure, UL MTRP-URLLC means that multiple TRPsreceive the same data/UCI(uplink control information) from any UE byusing a different layer/time/frequency resource. For example, TRP 1receives the same data/DCI from UE in resource 1 and TRP 2 receives thesame data/DCI from UE in resource 2 to share received data/DCI through abackhaul link connected between TRPs. UE configured with a UL MTRP-URLLCtransmission method transmits the same data/UCI by using a differentlayer/time/frequency resource. In this case, UE is configured from abase station for which Tx beam and which Tx power (i.e., a UL TCI state)should be used in a layer/time/frequency resource transmitting the samedata/DCI. For example, when the same data/UCI is transmitted in resource1 and resource 2, a UL TCI state used in resource 1 and a UL TCI stateused in resource 2 may be configured. Such UL MTRP URLLC may be appliedto a PUSCH/a PUCCH.

In addition, in the present disclosure, when a specific TCI state (orTCI) is used (or mapped) in receiving data/DCI/UCI for anyfrequency/time/space resource (layer), it means as follows. For a DL, itmay mean that a channel is estimated from a DMRS by using a QCL type anda QCL RS indicated by a corresponding TCI state in thatfrequency/time/space resource (layer) and data/DCI isreceived/demodulated based on an estimated channel. In addition, for aUL, it may mean that a DMRS and data/UCI are transmitted/modulated byusing a Tx beam and power indicated by a corresponding TCI state in thatfrequency/time/space resource.

Here, an UL TCI state has Tx beam and/or Tx power information of UE andmay configure spatial relation information, etc. to UE through otherparameter, instead of a TCI state. An UL TCI state may be directlyindicated by UL grant DCI or may mean spatial relation information of aSRS resource indicated by a SRI (sounding resource indicator) field ofUL grant DCI. Alternatively, it may mean an open loop (OL) Tx powercontrol parameter connected to a value indicated by a SRI field of ULgrant DCI (e.g., j: an index for open loop parameter Po and alpha (up to32 parameter value sets per cell), q_d: an index of a DL RS resource forPL (pathloss) measurement (up to 4 measurements per cell), 1: a closedloop power control process index (up to 2 processes per cell)).

Hereinafter, MTRP eMBB is described.

In the present disclosure, MTRP-eMBB means that multiple TRPs transmitdifferent data (e.g., a different TB) by using a differentlayer/time/frequency. UE configured with a MTRP-eMBB transmission methodreceives an indication on multiple TCI states through DCI and assumesthat data received by using a QCL RS of each TCI state is differentdata.

On the other hand, UE may figure out whether of MTRP URLLCtransmission/reception or MTRP eMBB transmission/reception by separatelydividing a RNTI for MTRP-URLLC and a RNTI for MTRP-eMBB and using them.In other words, when CRC masking of DCI is performed by using a RNTI forURLLC, UE considers it as URLLC transmission and when CRC masking of DCIis performed by using a RNTI for eMBB, UE considers it as eMBBtransmission. Alternatively, a base station may configure MTRP URLLCtransmission/reception or TRP eMBB transmission/reception to UE throughother new signaling.

In a description of the present disclosure, it is described by assumingcooperative transmission/reception between 2 TRPs for convenience of adescription, but a method proposed in the present disclosure may be alsoextended and applied in 3 or more multiple TRP environments and inaddition, it may be also extended and applied in multiple panelenvironments (i.e., by matching a TRP to a panel). In addition, adifferent TRP may be recognized as a different TCI state to UE.Accordingly, when UE receives/transmits data/DCI/UCI by using TCI state1, it means that data/DCI/UCI is received/transmitted from/to a TRP 1.

Hereinafter, methods proposed in the present disclosure may be utilizedin a situation that MTRPs cooperatively transmit a PDCCH (repetitivelytransmit or partitively transmit the same PDCCH). In addition, methodsproposed in the present disclosure may be also utilized in a situationthat MTRPs cooperatively transmit a PDSCH or cooperatively receive aPUSCH/a PUCCH.

In addition, in the present disclosure, when a plurality of basestations (i.e., MTRPs) repetitively transmit the same PDCCH, it may meanthe same DCI is transmitted through multiple PDCCH candidates and it mayalso mean that a plurality of base stations repetitively transmit thesame DCI. Here, the same DCI may mean two DCI with the same DCIformat/size/payload. Alternatively, although two DCI has a differentpayload, it may be considered the same DCI when a scheduling result isthe same. For example, a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) field ofDCI relatively determines a slot/symbol position of data and aslot/symbol position of A/N(ACK/NACK) based on a reception occasion ofDCI, so if DCI received at n occasions and DCI received at n+1 occasionsinform UE of the same scheduling result, a TDRA field of two DCI isdifferent and consequentially, a DCI payload is different. R, the numberof repetitions, may be directly indicated or mutually promised by a basestation to UE. Alternatively, although a payload of two DCI is differentand a scheduling result is not the same, it may be considered the sameDCI when a scheduling result of one DCI is a subset of a schedulingresult of the other DCI. For example, when the same data is repetitivelytransmitted N times through TDM, DCI 1 received before first dataindicates N data repetitions and DCI 2 received after first data andbefore second data indicates N-1 data repetitions. Scheduling data ofDCI 2 becomes a subset of scheduling data of DCI 1 and two DCI isscheduling for the same data, so in this case, it may be considered thesame DCI.

In addition, in the present disclosure, when a plurality of basestations (i.e., MTRPs) partitively transmit the same PDCCH, it meansthat one DCI is transmitted through one PDCCH candidate, but TRP 1transmits some resources that such a PDCCH candidate is defined and TRP2 transmits the remaining resources.

In addition, in the present disclosure, when UE repetitively transmitsthe same PUSCH so that a plurality of base stations (i.e., MTRPs) canreceive it, it may mean that UE transmitted the same data throughmultiple PUSCHs. In this case, each PUSCH may be optimized andtransmitted to an UL channel of a different TRP. For example, when UErepetitively transmits the same data through PUSCH 1 and 2, PUSCH 1 istransmitted by using UL TCI state 1 for TRP 1 and in this case, linkadaptation such as a precoder/MCS, etc. may be also scheduled/applied toa value optimized for a channel of TRP 1. PUSCH 2 is transmitted byusing UL TCI state 2 for TRP 2 and link adaptation such as aprecoder/MCS, etc. may be also scheduled/applied to a value optimizedfor a channel of TRP 2. In this case, PUSCH 1 and 2 which arerepetitively transmitted may be transmitted at a different time to beTDM, FDM or SDM.

In addition, in the present disclosure, when UE partitively transmitsthe same PUSCH so that a plurality of base stations (i.e., MTRPs) canreceive it, it may mean that UE transmits one data through one PUSCH,but it divides resources allocated to that PUSCH, optimizes them for anUL channel of a different TRP and transmits them. For example, when UEtransmits the same data through 10 symbol PUSCHs, data is transmitted byusing UL TCI state 1 for TRP 1 in 5 previous symbols and in this case,link adaptation such as a precoder/MCS, etc. may be alsoscheduled/applied to a value optimized for a channel of TRP 1. Theremaining data is transmitted by using UL TCI state 2 for TRP 2 in theremaining 5 symbols and in this case, link adaptation such as aprecoder/MCS, etc. may be also scheduled/applied to a value optimizedfor a channel of TRP 2. In the example, transmission for TRP 1 andtransmission for TRP 2 are TDM-ed by dividing one PUSCH into timeresources, but it may be transmitted by a FDM/SDM method.

In addition, similarly to the above-described PUSCH transmission, alsofor a PUCCH, UE may repetitively transmit the same PUCCH or maypartitively transmit the same PUCCH so that a plurality of base stations(i.e., MTRPs) receive it.

Hereinafter, a proposal of the present disclosure may be extended andapplied to a variety of channels such as a PUSCH/a PUCCH/a PDSCH/aPDCCH, etc.

A proposal of the present disclosure may be extended and applied to botha case in which various uplink/downlink channels are repetitivelytransmitted to a different time/frequency/space resource and a case inwhich various uplink/downlink channels are partitively transmitted to adifferent time/frequency/space resource.

Uplink Power Control

In a wireless communication system, it may be necessary to increase ordecrease transmission power of a terminal (e.g., User Equipment, UE)and/or a mobile device according to circumstances. In this way,controlling the transmission power of a terminal and/or a mobile devicemay be referred to as uplink power control. As an example, atransmission power control method may be applied to satisfy arequirement (e.g., Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Bit Error Ratio (BER),Block Error Ratio (BLER)) etc.) of a base station (e.g., gNB, eNB,etc.).

Power control as described above may be performed in an open-loop powercontrol scheme and a closed-loop power control scheme.

Specifically, an open-loop power control method means a method ofcontrolling transmission power without feedback from a transmittingdevice (e.g., a base station, etc.) to a receiving device (e.g., aterminal, etc.) and/or feedback from a receiving device to atransmitting device. For example, a terminal may receive a specificchannel/signal from a base station, and may estimate strength of thereceived power using that. Thereafter, a terminal may controltransmission power using the estimated strength of the received power.

In contrast, a closed-loop power control method means a method ofcontrolling transmission power based on feedback from a transmittingdevice to a receiving device and/or feedback from a receiving device toa transmitting device. For example, a base station receives a specificchannel/signal from a terminal, and determines an optimal power level ofa terminal based on the power level, SNR, BER, BLER, etc. measured bythe received specific channel/signal. A base station transmitsinformation (i.e., feedback) on the determined optimal power level to aterminal through a control channel, etc., and a terminal may controltransmission power using the feedback provided by a base station.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a power control method willbe described based on a case in which a terminal performs PUSCHtransmission. The method may be extended and applied to other uplinkdata channels supported in a wireless communication system.

In the case of PUSCH transmission in an active uplink bandwidth part (ULBWP) of a carrier (f) of a serving cell (c), a terminal may calculate alinear power value of transmission power determined by Equation 3 below.Thereafter, the corresponding terminal may control the transmissionpower by taking the calculated linear power value into consideration,such as the number of antenna ports and/or the number of SRS ports.

Specifically, by using a parameter set configuration based on index jand a PUSCH power control adjustment state based on index 1, when aterminal performs PUSCH transmission in an activated UL BWP (b) of acarrier (f) of a serving cell (c), the terminal may determine PUSCHtransmission power P_(PUSCH,b,f,c) (i, j, q_(d), l ) (dBm) at a PUSCHtransmission occasion (i) based on Equation 3 below.

In this case, a transmission occasion (i.e., a transmission timeunit)(i) may be defined by a slot index (n_s) in a frame of a systemframe number (SFN), a first symbol (S) in a slot, the number (L) ofconsecutive symbols, etc. [

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$\begin{array}{l}{P_{\text{PUSCH,}b,f,c}\left( {i,j,q_{d},l} \right) =} \\{min\left\{ \begin{array}{l}{P_{\text{CMAX,}f,c}(i),} \\\begin{array}{l}{P_{O\_ PUSCHb,f,c}(j) + 10log_{10}\left( {2^{\mu} \cdot M_{\text{RB,}b,f,c}^{\text{PUSCH}}(i)} \right) +} \\{\alpha_{b,f,c}(j) \cdot PL_{b,f,c}\left( q_{d} \right) + \Delta_{\text{TF,}b,f,c}(i) + f_{b,f,c}\left( {i,l} \right)}\end{array}\end{array} \right\}}\end{array}$

In Equation 3, index j represents an index for an open-loop powercontrol parameter (e.g., Po, a (alpha), etc.), and a maximum of 32parameter sets per cell may be configured. Index q_d represents an indexof a DL RS resource for a path loss (PL) measurement (e.g., PL_(b,f,c)(q_(d))) , and up to four measurements may be configured per cell. Index1 represents an index for a closed-loop power control process, and amaximum of two processes per cell may be configured.

Specifically, P_(o) (e.g., P_(o_PUSCH,b,f,c)(j)) is a parameterbroadcast as part of system information, and may indicate a targetreception power at a receiving side. The corresponding P_(o) value maybe configured in consideration of throughput of a terminal, capacity ofa cell, noise and/or interference, etc. In addition, alpha (e.g.,α_(b,f,c) (j) ) may represent a rate at which compensation for path lossis performed. Alpha may be configured to a value from 0 to 1, and fullpathloss compensation or fractional pathloss compensation may beperformed according to the set value. In this case, the alpha value maybe configured in consideration of interference between terminals and/ordata rate. In addition, P_(CMAX,f,c)(i) may represent a configured UEtransmit power. For example, the configured terminal transmission powermay be interpreted as ‘configured maximum UE output power’ defined in3GPP TS 38.101-1 and/or TS 38.101-2. In addition, M_(RB,) _(b,) _(f,)_(c) ^(PUSCH) (i) may represent a bandwidth of PUSCH resource allocationexpressed by the number of resource blocks (RBs) for a PUSCHtransmission occasion based on subcarrier spacing (µ). In addition,f_(b,f,c)(i,1) related to a PUSCH power control adjustment state may beconfigured or indicated based on a TPC command field of DCI (e.g., DCIformat 0_0, DCI format 0_1, DCI format 2_2, DCI format2_3, etc.).

In this case, a specific RRC (Radio Resource Control) parameter (e.g.,SRI-PUSCHPowerControl-Mapping, etc.) may represent a linkage between anSRI (SRS Resource Indicator) field of DCI (downlink control information)and the above-mentioned indexes j, q_d, l. In other words, theaforementioned indexes j, l, q_d, etc. may be associated with a beam, apanel, and/or a spatial domain transmission filter, etc. based onspecific information. Through this, PUSCH transmission power control inunits of beams, panels, and/or spatial domain transmission filters maybe performed.

The above-described parameters and/or information for PUSCH powercontrol may be individually (i.e., independently) configured for eachBWP. In this case, corresponding parameters and/or information may beconfigured or indicated through higher layer signaling (e.g., RRCsignaling, Medium Access Control-Control Element (MAC-CE), etc.) and/orDCI. As an example, parameters and/or information for PUSCH powercontrol may be transmitted through RRC signaling PUSCH-ConfigCommon,PUSCH-PowerControl, etc., and PUSCH-ConfigCommon and PUSCH-PowerControlmay be configured as shown in Table 6 below.

TABLE 6 PUSCH-ConfigCommon ::= SEQUENCE {groupHoppingEnabledTransformPrecoding ENUMERATED {enabled}pusch-TimeDomainAllocationList PUSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationListmsg3-DeltaPreamble INTEGER (-1..6) p0-NominalWithGrant INTEGER(-202..24) ... } PUSCH-PowerControl ::= SEQUENCE { tpc-AccumulationENUMERATED { disabled } msg3-Alpha Alpha pO-NominalWithoutGrant INTEGER(-202..24) p0-AlphaSets SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxNrofP0-PUSCH-AlphaSets))OF P0- PUSCH-AlphaSet pathlossReferenceRSToAddModList SEQUENCE (SIZE(1..maxNrofPUSCH-PathlossReferenceRSs)) OF PUSCH-PathlossReferenceRSpathlossReferenceRSToReleaseList SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxNrofPUSCH-PathlossReferenceRSs)) OF PUSCH-PathlossReferenceRS-IdtwoPUSCH-PC-AdjustmentStates ENUMERATED {twoStates} deltaMCS ENUMERATED{enabled} sri-PUSCH-MappingToAddModList SEQUENCE (SIZE(1..maxNrofSRI-PUSCH-Mappings)) OF SRI- PUSCH-PowerControlsri-PUSCH-MappingToReleaseList SEQUENCE (SIZE(1..maxNrofSRI-PUSCH-Mappings)) OF SRI- PUSCH-PowerControlId }

Through the method as described above, a terminal may determine orcalculate PUSCH transmission power, and may transmit a PUSCH using thedetermined or calculated PUSCH transmission power.

The above-described example is about uplink power control for a PUSCHand power control for a PUCCH, a SRS and a PRACH may be performed by amethod which is not the same as, but similar to it.

Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)

In Rel-15 NR, spatialRelationInfo may be used in order for a basestation to indicate to a terminal a transmission beam which will be usedwhen transmitting an UL channel. A base station may indicate which ULtransmission beam will be used when transmitting a PUCCH and an SRS byconfiguring a DL reference signal (e.g., an SSB-RI(SB ResourceIndicator), a CRI(CSI-RS Resource Indicator)(P/SP/AP:periodic/semi-persistent/aperiodic)) or an SRS (i.e., an SRS resource)as a reference RS for a target UL channel and/or a target RS through aRRC configuration. In addition, when a base station schedules a PUSCH toa terminal, a transmission beam which is indicated by a base station andused for SRS transmission is indicated as a transmission beam for aPUSCH through an SRI field and used as a PUSCH transmission beam of aterminal.

Hereinafter, a SRS for a codebook(CB) and a non-codebook(NCB) will bedescribed.

First, for a CB UL, a base station may first configure and/or indicatetransmission of an SRS resource set for ‘a CB’ to a terminal. Inaddition, a terminal may transmit any n port SRS resource in acorresponding SRS resource set. A base station may receive a UL channelbased on corresponding SRS transmission and use it for PUSCH schedulingof a terminal. Subsequently, a base station may indicate a PUSCH(transmission) beam of a terminal by indicating a SRS resource for ‘aCB’ which is previously transmitted by a terminal through a SRI field ofDCI when performing PUSCH scheduling through UL DCI. In addition, a basestation may indicate an UL rank and an UL precoder by indicating anuplink codebook through a TPMI (transmitted precoder matrix indicator)field. Thereby, a terminal may perform PUSCH transmission according to acorresponding indication.

Next, for a NCB UL, a base station may first configure and/or indicatetransmission of an SRS resource set for ‘a non-CB’ to a terminal. Inaddition, a terminal may simultaneously transmit corresponding SRSresources by determining a precoder of SRS resources (up to 4 resources,1 port per resource) in a corresponding SRS resource set based onreception of a NZP CSI-RS associated with a corresponding SRS resourceset. Subsequently, a base station may indicate a PUSCH (transmission)beam of a terminal and an UL rank and an UL precoder at the same time byindicating part of SRS resources for ‘a non-CB’ which are previouslytransmitted by a terminal through an SRI field of DCI when performingPUSCH scheduling through UL DCI. Thereby, a terminal may perform PUSCHtransmission according to a corresponding indication.

Hereinafter, an SRS for beam management will be described.

An SRS may be used for beam management. Specifically, UL BM may beperformed by beamformed UL SRS transmission. Whether UL BM of an SRSresource set is applied is configured by (a higher layer parameter)‘usage’. When usage is configured as ‘BeamManagement(BM)’, only one SRSresource may be transmitted to each of a plurality of SRS resource setsin a given time instant. A terminal may be configured with one or moreSounding Reference Symbol (SRS) resource sets configured by (a higherlayer parameter) ‘SRS-ResourceSet’ (through higher layer signaling,e.g., RRC signaling, etc.). For each SRS resource set, UE may beconfigured with K≥1 SRS resources (a higher layer parameter,‘SRS-resource’). Here, K is a natural number and the maximum value of Kis indicated by SRS_capability.

Hereinafter, an SRS for antenna switching will be described.

An SRS may be used for acquisition of DL CSI (Channel State Information)information (e.g., DL CSI acquisition). In a specific example, a BS(Base station) may measure an SRS from UE after scheduling transmissionof an SRS to UE (User Equipment) under a situation of a single cell orin multi cells (e.g., carrier aggregation (CA)) based on TDD. In thiscase, a base station may perform scheduling of a DL signal/channel to UEbased on measurement by an SRS by assuming DL/UL reciprocity. Here,regarding SRS-based DL CSI acquisition, an SRS may be configured forantenna switching.

In an example, when following standards (e.g., 3gpp TS38.214), usage ofan SRS may be configured to a base station and/or a terminal by using ahigher layer parameter (e.g., usage of a RRC parameter,SRS-ResourceSet). Here, usage of a SRS may be configured as usage ofbeam management, usage of codebook transmission, usage of non-codebooktransmission, usage of antenna switching, etc.

Path Loss (PL) Reference Signal (RS) Update Method

In NR MIMO Rel-15, in an uplink (UL channel)/RS (e.g., PUSCH, PUCCH,SRS) of a terminal, a base station may configure a DL RS (i.e., pathlossreference RS, or pathloss RS or PL RS in short) by using an open looppower control parameter for pathloss compensation. In addition, only fora PUCCH, the pathloss RS may be updated by updating a PUCCH spatialrelation information identifier (PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId) through aMAC control element (CE) message for each PUCCH resource.

Hereinafter, a PUCCH spatial relation activation/deactivation MAC CEwill be described in detail.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a PUCCH spatial relationactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 8(a), a PUCCH spatial relation Activation/DeactivationMAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with a logical channelidentifier (LCID). In addition, a PUCCH spatial relationActivation/Deactivation MAC CE has a fixed size of 24 bits withfollowing fields.

-   Serving Cell identity (ID): This field indicates an identity of a    serving cell for which the corresponding MAC CE applies. A length of    this field is 5 bits;-   BWP identity (ID): This field indicates a UL BWP for which the    corresponding MAC CE applies as a codepoint of a DCI bandwidth part    indicator field. A length of the BWP ID field is 2 bits;-   PUCCH Resource identifier (ID): This field includes an identifier of    a PUCCH resource ID identified by PUCCH-ResourceId. A length of this    field is 7 bits;-   Si: If there is a PUCCH Spatial Relation Info with    PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId, configured for an uplink BWP indicated    by BWP ID field, Si indicates an activation status of PUCCH Spatial    Relation Info with PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId equal to i + 1,    otherwise MAC entity ignores this field. The Si field is set to 1 to    indicate that PUCCH Spatial Relation Info with    PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId equal to i + 1 is activated. The Si    field is set to 0 to indicate that PUCCH Spatial Relation Info with    PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId equal to i + 1 is deactivated. Only a    single PUCCH Spatial Relation Info can be active for a PUCCH    Resource at a time;-   R: Reserved bit, set to 0.

FIG. 8(b) is a diagram illustrating an enhanced PUCCH spatial relationactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 8(b), an enhanced PUCCH spatial relationActivation/Deactivation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with anenhanced (eLCID). In addition, an enhanced PUCCH spatial relationActivation/Deactivation MAC CE has a variable size with followingfields.

-   Serving Cell identity (ID): This field indicates an identity of a    serving cell for which the corresponding MAC CE applies. A length of    this field is 5 bits;-   BWP identity (ID): This field indicates a UL BWP for which the    corresponding MAC CE applies as a codepoint of a DCI bandwidth part    indicator field. A length of the BWP ID field is 2 bits;-   PUCCH Resource identifier (ID): This field includes an identifier of    a PUCCH resource ID identified by PUCCH-ResourceId to be activated    with a spatial relation indicated by Spatial relation Info ID field    in a subsequent octet. A length of this field is 7 bits. If the    indicated PUCCH resource is configured as a part of a PUCCH group,    and other PUCCH resources in the same PUCCH group are not indicated    in the corresponding MAC CE, this MAC CE is applied to all PUCCH    resources in the corresponding PUCCH group;-   Spatial Relation Info identifier (ID): This field includes    PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId-1, where PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId is    an identifier of PUCCH spatial relationship information in PUCCH    Resource ID configured in PUCCH-Config. A length of this field is 6    bits;-   R: Reserved bit, set to 0.

After that, in Rel-16 eNR MIMO, standardization was performed to updatea pathloss RS for a PUSCH and a SRS through individual MAC CE messages.In addition, standardization was progressed to increase the number ofpathloss RS pools configurable by RRC signaling from 8 to 64. This willbe described in detail.

i) Pathloss reference RS for PUSCH can be activated/updated via a MACCE.

-   The MAC CE message can activate/update the value of    PUSCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id corresponding to    sri-PUSCH-PowerControlId.

In TS38.331, the mapping is given by SRI-PUSCH-PowerControl, in whichthe linkage is between sri-PUSCH-PowerControlId andPUSCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id.

Reuse higher layer filtered RSRP for pathloss measurement, with definingthe applicable timing after the MAC CE.

Filtered RSRP value for previous pathloss RS will be used before theapplication time (the next slot which is 2 ms after the Nth measurementsample), where the 1st measurement sample corresponds to be the 1stinstance (i.e., 3 ms after sending ACK for the MAC CE).

This is only applicable for UEs supporting the number ofRRC-configurable pathloss RSs larger than 4, and this is only for thecase that the activated PL RS by the MAC CE is not tracked.

A UE is only required to track the activated PL RS(s) if the number ofthe configured PL RSs by RRC is greater than 4.

It is up to an implementation of UE whether to update the filtered RSRPvalue for previous PL RS 3 ms after sending ACK for the MAC CE.

Here, a value of N may be determined by considering terminalcharacteristics and for example, a fixed value of N=5 may be applied.

ii) Pathloss reference RS for aperiodic (AP)-SRS/semi-persistent(SP)-SRS can be activated/updated via a MAC CE.

A UE can be configured with multiple pathloss RSs by RRC and one of themcan be activated/updated via the MAC CE for an SRS resource set.

Reuse higher layer filtered RSRP for pathloss measurement, with definingthe applicable timing after the MAC CE.

Filtered RSRP value for previous pathloss RS will be used before theapplication time (the next slot which is 2 ms after the Nth measurementsample), where the 1st measurement sample corresponds to be the 1stinstance (i.e., 3 ms after sending ACK for the MAC CE).

This is only applicable for UEs supporting the number ofRRC-configurable pathloss RSs larger than 4, and this is only for thecase that the activated PL RS by the MAC CE is not tracked.

A UE is only required to track the activated PL RS if the configured PLRSs by RRC is greater than 4.

It is up to an implementation of a UE whether to update the filteredRSRP value for previous PL RS 3 ms after sending ACK for the MAC CE.

Here, a value of N may be determined by considering terminalcharacteristics and for example, a fixed value of N=5 may be applied.

iii) On power control for a PUSCH, a PUCCH, and an SRS, the total numberof maximum configurable pathloss RSs by RRC is 64.

Such pathloss reference signals are for configuration purpose only, anda UE is still only required to track up to 4 pathloss RSs for any PUSCH,PUCCH, and SRS transmissions.

Here, “up to 4 pathloss RSs” applies the total number of pathloss RSsfor a PUSCH, a PUCCH, and an SRS.

iv) For an update of a pathloss RS for a PUSCH/SRS based on a MAC CE, anew RRC parameter enablePLRSupdateForPUSCHSRS is introduced to enableMAC CE based pathloss RS update for a PUSCH/SRS.

v) Followings are for a case of RRC parameterenablePLRSupdateForPUSCHSRS being configured:

If a grant-based or grant-free PUSCH transmission is scheduled/activatedby DCI format 0_1 that does not include a SRI field, the RS resourceindex qd corresponding to the PUSCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id mapped withsri-PUSCH-PowerControlId = 0 is used for path-loss measurement of aPUSCH. In this case, a UE expects to be configured withsri-PUSCH-PowerControl.

vi) A application timing for newly activated PL RS(s) is the next slotwhich is 2 ms after a N-th measurement sample and here, a firstmeasurement sample is a first instance, i.e., 3 ms after ACKtransmission for a MAC CE.

Here, a value of N may be determined by considering terminalcharacteristics and for example, a fixed value of N=5 may be applied.

The application timing may be applied to a PUSCH, a AP/SP-SRS and aPUCCH.

vii) When the number of PL RSs which are RRC-configured for pathlossestimation for a PUCCH, a PUSCH and a SRS exceeds 4, UE is not requiredto track RS(s) which are not activated by a MAC-CE.

With this regard, a configuration according to whether a default PL RSis enabled may be required.

Accordingly, when MAC-CE based PL RS activation/update is not enabled,UE may not expect that more than 4 PL RSs will be configured.

viii) When a default PL RS is applied, UE may expect that a periodic RSwill be configured as a QCL-TypeD RS for a default pathloss RS.

Hereinafter, a default pathloss reference RS for a PUSCH/a SRS isdescribed.

i) When a PL RS for a SRS is not configured, an operation may beperformed as follows.

When a CORESET is not configured and at least one activated TCI state isconfigured for a PDSCH, a PL RS for a SRS may be a QCL-TypeD RS of anactivated TCI state of the lowest ID for a PDSCH. Here, a PL RS may be aperiodic RS.

When a CORESET is not configured and there is no activated TCI state ona CC for a PDSCH, the existing operation may be followed.

ii) For UE supporting a characteristic of a default spatial relation fora dedicated-PUSCH, a default pathloss RS and a default spatial relationof a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0 may be supported when there is noPUCCH resource configured on an UL BWP CC activated in FR2.

A default spatial relation may be a TCI state/QCL assumption of aCORESET having the lowest ID.

A default pathloss RS may be the same QCL-TypeD RS as a TCI state/QCLassumption of a CORESET having the lowest ID. Here, a PL RS may be aperiodic RS.

iii) When PUCCH resource(s) are a configured RRC-connected mode and anyspatial relation is not configured for all configured PUCCH resource(s)in supporting PUSCH scheduling by DCI format 0_0 on a CC in FR2, aspatial relation and a PL RS for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0 mayfollow a default spatial relation and a default pathloss RS for thePUCCH resource(s), respectively.

iv) In order to enable an UE operation for a default spatial relationand pathloss RS, a RRC parameter for enabling a default spatial relationand PL RS operation such as a enableDefaultBeamPlForPUSCH0 parameter fora PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0, a enableDefaultBeamPlForPUCCHparameter for a dedicated PUCCH and a enableDefaultBeamPlForSRSparameter for a dedicated SRS may be introduced.

Hereinafter, an SRS Pathloss Reference RS Activation/Deactivation MAC CE(or SRS Pathloss Reference RS Update MAC CE) will be specificallydescribed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an SRS path loss reference RSactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 9 , an SRS Pathloss Reference RSActivation/Deactivation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader withLCID. An SRS Pathloss Reference RS Activation/Deactivation MAC CE has afixed size with 24 bits:

-   Serving Cell identity (ID): This field indicates an identity of a    serving cell, which includes an activated SRS resource set. A length    of this field is 5 bits;-   BWP identity (ID): This field indicates a UL BWP as a codepoint of a    DCI bandwidth part indicator field, which includes an activated SRS    resource set. A length of BWP ID field is 2 bits;-   SRS Resource Set identifier (ID): This field indicates an SRS    Resource Set ID identified by SRS-ResourceSetId. A length of this    field is 4 bits;-   Pathloss reference RS identifier (ID): This field indicates an SRS    Resource Set ID identified by pathlossReferenceRS. A length of this    field is 6 bits;-   R: Reserved bit, set to 0.

Hereinafter, a PUSCH pathloss reference RS activation/deactivation MACCE (or PUSCH pathloss reference RS update MAC CE) will be described indetail.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a PUSCH path loss reference RSactivation/deactivation MAC CE in a wireless communication system towhich the present disclosure may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 10 , a PUSCH Pathloss Reference RSActivation/Deactivation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with aneLCID. In addition, a PUSCH Pathloss Reference RSActivation/Deactivation MAC CE has a variable size with the followingfields:

-   Serving Cell identity (ID): This field indicates an identity of a    serving cell, which includes an activated PUSCH pathloss reference    RS. A length of this field is 5 bits;-   BWP identifier (BWP ID): This field indicates a UL BWP including an    activated PUSCH pathloss reference RS as a codepoint of a DCI    bandwidth part indicator field. A length of the BWP ID field is 2    bits;-   PUSCH Pathloss Reference RS identifier (ID): This field indicates a    PUSCH pathloss reference RS identified by    PUSCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id, and this PUSCH path loss reference RS    is updated in SRI PUSCH power control mappings indicated by an SRI    ID field indicated in the same MAC CE. A length of this field is 6    bits;-   C: This field indicates the presence of an additional SRI ID in the    last octet of this MAC CE. If this field is set to 1, two SRI ID(s)    are present in the last octet. Otherwise, only one SRI ID (i.e., the    first SRI ID) is present in the last octet;-   SRI (SRS resource indicator) identifier (SRI ID): This field    indicates an SRI PUSCH power control identifier (ID) identified by    sri-PUSCH-PowerControlId. A length of this field is 4 bits;-   R: Reserved bit, set to 0.

In addition, in order to reduce an overhead in an UL beamconfiguration/indication of a terminal, for a transmission beam (i.e.,spatialRelationInfo) for a dedicated-PUCCH, a dedicated-SRS, a PUSCH (aPUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0), a default spatial relation (or adefault beam), an operation which associates an uplink beam RS with adownlink beam RS, may be defined.

When a spatial relation of a PUCCH/a SRS is not configured in FR2, aspatial relation for a PUCCH/a SRS may follow a TCI-state/QCL of aPDCCH/a CSI-RS/a SSB.

i) At least for UE supporting beam correspondence, when spatial relationinformation is not configured for a dedicated-PUCCH/SRS (excluding a SRSfor beam management) in FR2, a default spatial relation for adedicated-PUCCH/SRS may be applied.

ii) A default spatial relation applied to a dedicated-PUCCH/SRS in thei) may be selected among the following examples. In addition, thefollowing examples may be also applied to not only a terminal whichsupports beam correspondence, but also a terminal which does not supportbeam correspondence.

-   A QCL assumption or a default TCI state of a PDSCH (e.g., related to    the latest slot and the lowest CORESET ID) ;-   One of activated TCI states of a CORESET-   A TCI state of a PDCCH scheduling an A-SRS/PUCCH, and a TCI state or    a QCL assumption of a PDSCH other than an A-SRS/PUCCH;-   A QCL assumption for CORESET#0-   A pathloss reference RS

iii) For SRS resource(s) configured in a SRS resource set fornonCodebook that an associated CSI-RS is configured, a default spatialrelation may not be applied.

In other words, the i) may be re-expressed as follows. At least for UEsupporting beam correspondence, when spatial relation information is notconfigured for a dedicated-PUCCH/SRS (excluding a SRS for beammanagement, and a SRS for nonCodebook that an associatedCSI-RS isconfigured) in FR2, a default spatial relation for a dedicated-PUCCH/SRSmay be applied.

iv) At least when a pathloss RS is not configured by RRC, a defaultspatial relation for a dedicated-PUCCH/SRS may be determined as follows.

-   When CORESET(s) are configured on a CC, a TCI state/QCL assumption    of a CORESET having the lowest ID (a PL RS to be used is a QCL-TypeD    RS of the same TCI state/QCL assumption of a CORESET having the    lowest ID and a PL RS may be a periodic RS), or-   When a CORESET is not configured on a CC, an activated TCI state    having the lowest ID which may be applied to a PDSCH in an activated    DL-BWP of a CC-   It may apply at least beam correspondence to UE.-   It may be applied at least in case of a single TRP.

Default Spatial Relation/Pathloss Reference Signal Update Based UplinkTransmission

The present disclosure describes a variety of examples that a basestation configures/updates to a terminal a default spatial relation (ora default beam) and/or a default pathloss RS (PL RS) for uplinktransmission and reception (e.g., an uplink channel and/or an uplinkRS). In addition, based on a configuration/update for a default spatialrelation/PL RS for such uplink transmission and reception, variousexamples that a terminal performs uplink transmission (e.g., uplinkchannel/RS transmission) are described.

In the following example, a term “spatial parameter” may refer to a beamtransmission and reception related parameter referred to for downlinkreception or uplink transmission of a terminal.

For example, a spatial parameter related to downlink transmission andreception may include QCL information which is applied to a physicalchannel that downlink control information or data is transmitted andreceived or which is assumed by a terminal. QCL information may includeQCL RS information and QCL RS information may be configured per QCL type(e.g., QCL type A/B/C/D). For example, downlink control information(DCI) may be transmitted and received through a PDCCH and a spatialparameter related to DCI transmission and reception may include QCLreference information, TCI state information, etc. for PDSCH DMRSantenna port. In addition, downlink data may be transmitted and receivedthrough a PDSCH and a spatial parameter related to downlink datatransmission and reception may include QCL reference information, TCIstate information, etc. for PDSCH DMRS antenna port(s).

But, in the present disclosure, a term of spatial parameter is notlimited to QCL information and may include a spatial parameter appliedto uplink transmission (e.g., spatial relation information related to anuplink transmission beam). For example, uplink control information (UCI)may be transmitted and received through a PUCCH and/or a PUSCH and aspatial parameter related to UCI transmission and reception may includea PRI (PUCCH resource indicator) related to PUCCH/PUSCH transmission andreception, spatial relation info or a QCL reference RS related thereto,etc.

In addition, a spatial parameter may be separately configured for adownlink or an uplink or may be integrated and configured for a downlinkand an uplink.

In addition, a spatial parameter may be also defined or configured as aspatial parameter set including one or more spatial parameters.Hereinafter, one or more spatial parameters are collectively referred toas a spatial parameter to simplify a description.

In the following description, a term of a spatial parameter for uplinktransmission may be substituted with a variety of terms such as anuplink spatial relation, an uplink transmission beam, an uplink beam, anuplink TCI state, etc. and in some examples, those terms may be used fora description instead of a spatial parameter. In addition, what isconfigured as default among spatial parameters for uplink transmissionis referred to as a default spatial parameter, which may be substitutedwith a term such as a default spatial relation, a default transmissionbeam, a default beam, a default TCI state, etc. and in some examples,those terms may be used for a description instead of a default spatialparameter.

In the following description, uplink transmission may includetransmission of a variety of uplink channels or uplink signals. Forexample, uplink transmission may correspond to PUSCH/PUCCH/SRStransmission, but it is not limited thereto, and examples of the presentdisclosure may be also applied to a variety of uplink transmission otherthan a PUSCH/a PUCCH/a SRS.

Hereinafter, examples of the present disclosure related to a defaultspatial parameter (e.g., spatial relation information)/a default PL RSfor uplink transmission are described.

First, a summary of an uplink transmission operation for the existingsingle panel terminal and single TRP which does not consider one or moreof multi-panel terminals or multiple TRPs is as follows.

A base station may configure a DL RS (i.e., a PL RS) as an open-looppower control parameter for pathloss compensation for uplinktransmission of a terminal. For a PUCCH, the PL RS may be updated byupdating a spatial parameter identifier (e.g.,PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfoId) through a MAC CE message for each PUCCHresource. In addition, a method of updating a PL RS may be also appliedto a PUSCH and a SRS through an individual MAC CE message. In addition,in order to improve efficiency through simplification of a terminaloperation, for a spatial parameter (e.g., a transmission beam, orspatialRelationInfo) applied to a dedicated-PUCCH, a dedicated-SRS, aPUSCH (e.g., a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0), a default spatialparameter (or a default beam) may be defined. Further, a default PL RSmay be also defined.

Additionally, in order to reduce an overhead of beam management for adedicated-PUCCH and a dedicated-SRS, a ‘default PL RS’ based operationthat a PL RS for an uplink is determined by spatial parameter (e.g., DLbeam or DL RS) information for a PDCCH or a PDSCH may be defined. Inaddition, a base station may also configure whether a default PL RSbased operation is enabled to a terminal.

For example, a condition that a default PL RS is enabled for a(dedicated-)PUCCH/SRS corresponds to a case in which a default beamenable parameter which is a RRC parameter (e.g.,enableDefaultBeamPlForPUCCH for a PUCCH, enableDefaultBeamPlForSRS for aSRS) is configured in a state that a spatial parameter (e.g., spatialrelation info) and a PL RS are not explicitly configured for acorresponding PUCCH/SRS. In this case, a terminal may configure a QCLType-D RS (i.e., a DL beam RS) corresponding to the lowest CORESET ID asa (default) PL RS when a CORESET is configured in an activated BWP of acorresponding DL CC and may configure a QCL Type-D RS indicated in a TCIstate corresponding to the lowest ID among TCI states for an activatedPDSCH as a (default) PL RS when any CORESET is not configured in acorresponding DL BWP. When a PUCCH exists in an UL CC/BWP, at least oneCORESET exists in a corresponding DL CC/BWP, so a QCL Type-D RScorresponding to the lowest CORESET ID may be configured as a (default)PL RS for a PUCCH. When a PUCCH exists in an UL CC/BWP, there is no casein which a CORESET is not configured, so a (default) PL RS configurationfor it is not defined.

For a PUSCH, a default PL RS may be applied to a PUSCH scheduled byfallback DCI (e.g., DCI format 0_0). In a state that there is no PUCCHconfigured in a corresponding UL BWP (e.g., SCell UL) or a spatialparameter for a PUCCH (e.g., spatial relation) is not configuredalthough a PUCCH is configured, when a default beam enable parameterwhich is a RRC parameter (e.g., enableDefaultBeamPlForPUSCH0_0 for aPUSCH) is configured, a default PL RS operation may be performed. Inthis case, a terminal may configure a QCL Type-D RS corresponding to thelowest CORESET ID of a DL CC/a BWP scheduling a PUSCH (or that DCI ismonitored) as a (default) PL RS.

Additionally, in order to reduce an overhead for an UL beamconfiguration/indication for a terminal, for a spatial parameter (i.e.,a transmission beam or spatialRelationInfo) for a dedicated-PUCCH, adedicated-SRS, a PUSCH (e.g., a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0), ‘adefault spatial relation (or default beam or default spatial parameter)’based operation which associates an UL beam RS with a DL beam RS may beapplied.

For example, for a SRS configuration excluding a SRS for a specificpurpose (e.g., a SRS for beam management, a SRS for nonCodebook (when aassociatedCSI-RS configuration is applied)), in a state that a spatialparameter (e.g., a spatial relation) and a PL RS are not explicitlyconfigured for a corresponding PUCCH/SRS, a default beam enableparameter which is a RRC parameter (e.g., enableDefaultBeamPlForPUCCHfor a PUCCH, enableDefaultBeamPlForSRS for a SRS) may be configured. Inthis case, a terminal may configure a QCL Type-D RS (i.e., a DL beam RS)corresponding to the lowest CORESET ID or a TCI state/QCL assumption ofa corresponding CORESET as a default spatial parameter (or a defaultspatial relation) when a CORESET is configured in an activated BWP of acorresponding DL CC and may configure a QCL Type-D RS indicated in a TCIstate corresponding to the lowest ID among TCI states for an activatedPDSCH or a corresponding TCI state/QCL assumption as a default spatialparameter when any CORESET is not configured in a corresponding DL BWP.When a PUCCH exists in an UL CC/BWP, at least one CORESET exists in acorresponding DL CC/BWP, so a QCL Type-D RS corresponding to the lowestCORESET ID or a TCI state/QCL assumption of a corresponding CORESET maybe configured as a default spatial parameter for a PUCCH. When a PUCCHexists in an UL CC/BWP, there is no case in which a CORESET is notconfigured, so a default spatial parameter configuration for it is notdefined.

For a PUSCH, a default spatial parameter (or a default spatial relation)may be applied to a PUSCH scheduled by fallback DCI (e.g., DCI format0_0). In a state that there is no PUCCH configured in a corresponding ULBWP (e.g., SCell UL) or that a spatial parameter for a PUCCH (e.g., aspatial relation) is not configured although a PUCCH is configured, whena default beam enable parameter which is a RRC parameter (e.g.,enableDefaultBeamPlForPUSCH0_0 for a PUSCH) is configured, a defaultspatial parameter operation may be performed. In this case, a terminalmay configure a TCI state/an QCL assumption corresponding to the lowestCORESET ID of a DL CC/a BWP scheduling a PUSCH (or that DCI ismonitored) as a default spatial parameter.

As an additional example, for multiple TRPs (MTRP) PDSCH transmissionand reception, a single DCI based operation and a multiple DCI basedoperation may be defined. In addition, MTRP transmission and receptionmay be defined for a variety of uplink/downlink transmission andreception other than a PDSCH (e.g., a PDCCH, a PUCCH, a PUSCH, etc.).

For example, for MTRP uplink transmission (e.g., a PUCCH/a PUSCH), atransmission occasion (TO) corresponding to each TRP may beconfigured/defined. Before each TO is configured/indicated and uplinktransmission at a corresponding TO is scheduled/triggered, atransmission method applied to each TO may be configured by a basestation to a terminal. For example, for MTRP PUSCH transmission, singleDCI based scheduling or multiple DCI based scheduling may be applied,and before such scheduling (or with scheduling), TA (timing advance), atransmission rank, PUSCH DMRS port(s), a TPMI, a MCS, a (open-loop(OL)/closed-loop (CL)) power control parameter set, a transmission beam(or a spatial relation or a spatial parameter), a transmission panel,etc. for each of 2 or more of a plurality of TOs may beconfigured/indicated.

The definition on a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS doesnot consider any of uplink transmission of a multi-panel terminal oruplink transmission for multiple TRPs. In order to support a defaultspatial parameter/default PL RS based operation for a multi-panelterminal, a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS needs to bedefined per each panel. In addition, by considering transmission andreception from/to MTRPs, a transmission and reception beam/panel may bedifferent per each TO and/or per each TRP. Accordingly, in order tosupport one or more of uplink transmission of a multi-panel terminal oruplink transmission for multiple TRPs, a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS needs to be defined per panel/TRP/TO.

Accordingly, the present disclosure describes specific examples in whicha base station configures/updates to a terminal a default spatialparameter and/or a default PL RS for uplink transmission and examples inwhich a terminal performs uplink transmission based on it.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for describing an uplink transmission operationof a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In S1110, a terminal may receive first configuration information relatedto mapping between one or more uplink reference signals (UL RS) and oneor more downlink reference signals (DL RS) from a base station.

In S1120, a terminal may receive second configuration informationrelated to a spatial parameter from a base station.

For example, second configuration information may include informationrelated to candidate(s) of a spatial parameter. For example, secondconfiguration information may be provided through higher layer signaling(e.g., a RRC/a MAC CE) or may be provided to a terminal through lowerlayer signaling (e.g., DCI).

Here, one or more UL RSs of first configuration information may beassociated with spatial parameter candidate(s) of second configurationinformation. For example, uplink transmission may be performed based onan UL RS associated with a specific spatial parameter among spatialparameter candidate(s). A specific spatial parameter may be a defaultspatial parameter. A configuration/definition for a default spatialparameter may follow various examples of the present disclosure.

In addition, according to first configuration information, one or moreDL RSs mapped to one or more UL RSs may be associated with power controlfor uplink transmission. For example, a DL RS mapped to an UL RSassociated with a specific spatial parameter among spatial parametercandidate(s) may correspond to a specific PL (pathloss) RS and powercontrol for uplink transmission may be performed based on a specific PLRS. A specific spatial parameter may be a default spatial parameter anda specific PL RS may be a default PL RS. A configuration/definition fora default PL RS may follow various examples of the present disclosure.

In addition, a DL RS may be also applied as an uplink spatial parameter.For example, candidate(s) of a spatial parameter configured by secondconfiguration information may include a DL RS. In this case, a specificspatial parameter among spatial parameter candidate(s) may be a DL RS.When a specific spatial parameter for uplink transmission is a DL RS, atransmission beam (or a spatial domain filter value) based on areception beam of the DL RS (or a spatial domain filter value) may beapplied to uplink transmission. In this case, the specific DL RS may beapplied as a default PL RS.

In S1130, a terminal may perform uplink transmission based on a defaultspatial parameter and a default PL RS at each TO.

For example, if uplink transmission at a plurality of (e.g., N (N is aninteger exceeding 1)) TOs is assumed, N TOs may be associated with Ndefault spatial parameters and N default PL RSs, respectively. Forexample, for N=2, uplink transmission may be performed based on a firstdefault spatial parameter and a first default PL RS at a first TO anduplink transmission may be performed based on a second default spatialparameter and a second default PL RS at a second TO. Such a correlationbetween N TOs and N default spatial parameters/N default PL RSs may beconfigured/indicated by a base station or may be determined according toa predetermined rule without separate signaling.

A default spatial parameter/default PL RS at each TO may be one spatialparameter/PL RS which is predefined based on a predetermined rule (e.g.,the lowest index/ID) among spatial parameter/PL RS candidate(s)configured by the second configuration information for a correspondingTO.

For example, when spatial parameter candidate(s) configured by secondconfiguration information is an uplink reference signal (UL RS) (e.g., aSRS), a default spatial parameter applied to uplink transmission at aspecific TO may correspond to one specific spatial parameter (e.g., anUL RS) among the spatial parameter candidate(s). In this case, a DL RSmapped to the one specific spatial parameter (e.g., an UL RS) may bedetermined as a default PL RS based on first configuration information.Accordingly, a terminal may perform uplink transmission based on adefault spatial parameter/a default PL RS.

For example, when spatial parameter candidate(s) configured by secondconfiguration information is a downlink reference signal (DL RS) (e.g.,a SSB/a CSI-RS), a default spatial parameter applied to uplinktransmission at a specific TO may be determined as an UL RS mapped basedon one specific spatial parameter (e.g., a DL RS) and the firstconfiguration information among the spatial parameter candidate(s).Alternatively, the one specific spatial parameter itself (e.g., a DL RS)may be determined as a default spatial parameter applied to uplinktransmission (i.e., a transmission beam corresponding to a receptionbeam of a DL RS is applied to uplink transmission). In this case, theone specific spatial parameter (e.g., a DL RS) among spatial parametercandidate(s) based on second configuration information may be determinedas a default PL RS. Accordingly, a terminal may perform uplinktransmission based on a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS.

In relation to an example of FIG. 11 , whether uplink transmission isenabled based on a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS may bepreconfigured/pre-indicated for a terminal. When it is not enabled, aspatial parameter/a PL RS for uplink transmission may be explicitlyindicated at each TO. When it is enabled, uplink transmission may beperformed based on a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS at eachTO.

In addition, in relation to an example of FIG. 11 , a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS may be applied when a spatial parameter/a PLRS is not explicitly indicated for uplink transmission performed inS1130. When a spatial parameter/a PL RS is explicitly indicated foruplink transmission performed in S1130, uplink transmission may beperformed accordingly.

In addition, in an example of FIG. 11 , second configuration informationfor a spatial parameter in S1120 may be provided for a terminal throughhigher layer signaling, may be provided for a terminal through downlinkcontrol information (DCI) related to downlink reception of a terminalperformed before uplink transmission in S1130 and may be provided for aterminal through DCI related to uplink transmission of a terminalperformed before uplink transmission in S1130.

Embodiment 1

This embodiment is about a method of configuring a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS per (transmission) panel for specific uplinktransmission of a multi-panel terminal. In addition, a configuration/anassumption of a terminal for a default spatial parameter/a default PL RSmay be different for transmission for a STRP and transmission for MTRPs.

Embodiment 1-1

This embodiment is about a default spatial parameter/a default PL RSapplied to uplink transmission of a multi-panel terminal to a STRP. Thisembodiment is described based on a multi-panel terminal, but it may bealso applied to a single-panel terminal.

When specific uplink transmission of a multi-panel terminal (e.g., adedicated-PUCCH, a dedicated-SRS, a PUSCH (e.g., a PUSCH scheduled byfallback DCI (e.g., DCI format 0_0) which does not include spatialparameter indication information)) is for STRP transmission, a terminalmay configure/assume a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS ofcorresponding uplink transmission as the same one spatial parameter andthe same one PL RS for all (transmission) panels.

For example, for a PUCCH/a SRS, based on a TCI state/a QCL Type-D RS ofa CORESET of the lowest ID among CORESET(s) configured in an activatedCC/BWP, or based on a TCI state of the lowest ID among TCI states for aPDSCH (activated through a MAC CE) when a CORESET is not configured inan activated CC/BWP, the one spatial parameter/one PL RS may bedetermined. For a PUSCH, based on a TCI state/a QCL Type-D RS of aCORESET of the lowest ID of a DL CC/a BWP that PUSCH scheduling DCI istransmitted, the one spatial parameter/one PL RS may be determined.

As such, for STRP uplink transmission of a terminal having one or morepanels, by configuring/assuming a default PL RS for all of one or more(transmission) panels as the same one DL RS, a terminal may measure pathloss from a target TRP to each panel by using the same DL RS.Accordingly, uplink transmission power for reaching a target TRP fromeach panel corresponding to a different direction (or beam) may bepotentially different, so a transmission power value (by an open-looppower control parameter) applied to each panel may be calculated.

In addition, for STRP uplink transmission of a terminal having one ormore panels, by configuring/assuming a default spatial parameter for allof one or more (transmission) panels as the same one DL RS, a terminalmay apply a default uplink beam of each panel (i.e., a default spatialparameter, or a spatial domain (transmission) filter) by utilizing aspatial domain (reception) filter value corresponding to a receptionbeam which received a corresponding DL RS in each panel from a targetTRP.

As an additional example, an UL RS (e.g., a SRS) may be included as aQCL Type-D RS of a DL TCI state. In this case, a QCL Type-D RScorresponding to the above-described lowest CORESET ID and/or a QCLType-D RS indicated in a TCI state of the lowest ID among TCI states foran activated PDSCH, which may be configured as a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS, may be an UL RS.

In this case, when a (default) PL RS is configured as an UL RS, aterminal may configure/assume a PL RS which isconfigured/activated/indicated in association with a corresponding UL RSas a PL RS of target uplink transmission. In addition, when a (default)spatial parameter is configured as an UL RS, a terminal may performtarget uplink transmission by utilizing a spatial parameter of acorresponding UL RS. Accordingly, even when an UL RS is introduced as aQCL Type-D RS, a terminal may perform an uplink transmission operationbased on a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS.

Embodiment 1-2

This embodiment is about a default spatial parameter/a default PL RSapplied to uplink transmission of a multi-panel terminal to MTRPs. Thisembodiment is described based on a multi-panel terminal, but it may bealso applied to a single-panel terminal.

When specific uplink transmission of a multi-panel terminal (e.g., adedicated-PUCCH, a dedicated-SRS, a PUSCH (e.g., a PUSCH scheduled byfallback DCI (e.g., DCI format 0_0) which does not include spatialparameter indication information)) is for MTRP transmission, a terminalmay configure/assume a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS ofcorresponding uplink transmission differently per target TRP and/or perTO. Further, when each (transmission) panel of a multi-panel terminal ismapped/associated/configured to a specific target TRP and/or TO, adefault spatial parameter and a default PL RS of each (transmission)panel may be configured/assumed differently per panel according to acorresponding relation.

In other words, a different default spatial parameter/default PL RS maybe applied per TRP/TO/panel and accordingly, a plurality of defaultspatial parameters/default PL RSs may be applied to a plurality ofTRPs/TOs/panels.

Hereinafter, examples of multiple DCI based uplink transmission andsingle DCI based uplink transmission are described.

Embodiment 1-2-1

When MTRP uplink transmission is performed based on multiple DCI, basedon a CORESET group to which a CORESET belongs that DCIscheduling/triggering/indicating/configuring uplink transmission isreceived/monitored, a terminal may recognize a TRP for whichcorresponding uplink transmission heads.

It assumes a case in which a specific CORESET (or a specific CORESETgroup) and a specific TRP (or TO) are associated/mapped.

For example, for uplink transmission like a PUSCH/an aperiodic (AP)-SRS,based on a CORESET (or a CORESET group) in which DCI scheduling a PUSCHor triggering an AP-SRS is received/monitored, a terminal may recognizea TRP/TO to which target uplink transmission corresponds.

For a PUCCH or a periodic/semi-static SRS, a relation between specifictarget uplink transmission and a specific CORESET (or CORESET group)and/or a specific TRP/TO may be configured/indicated/updated throughRRC/MAC signaling. For example, for a PUCCH, a specific PUCCH resourcegroup and/or a PUCCH resource set may be associated with/mapped to aspecific CORESET/CORESET group and/or a specific TRP/TO. For a periodicSRS or a semi-static SRS, a specific SRS resource set may be associatedwith/mapped to a specific CORESET/CORESET group and/or a specificTRP/TO.

A case in which a CORESET is configured in a CC/a BWP that uplinktransmission is performed is described first.

In this case, a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS ofspecific uplink transmission for each TRP/TO may be determined based onone or more of i) a specific CORESET in a CORESET group associatedwith/configured for each TRP/TO, or ii) a specific CORESET configuredfor a specific cell among cell(s) configured for each TRP/TO.

For example, a specific CORESET may be a CORESET having the lowest ID.

In addition, cell(s) configured for each TRP/TO may be cell(s) that adifferent CORESET group (or a CORESET pool having a different index) isconfigured together and/or cell(s) related to a CORESET group associatedwith/configured for a corresponding TRP/TO. In other words, one or morecells configured for each TRP/TO may be related to a different CORESETor may be related to the same CORESET.

For example, a specific cell may be a cell having the lowest ID.

A specific example on the i) for a case in which a CORESET is configuredin a CC/a BWP that uplink transmission is performed is described.

For example, based on an association/a configuration between a TRP/a TOand a CORESET group, a terminal may configure/assume that a defaultspatial parameter/a default PL RS applied to uplink transmission for aspecific TRP/TO is a QCL Type-D RS corresponding to the lowest CORESETID in a CORESET group associated with the specific TRP/TO.

Additionally or alternatively, a terminal may configure/assume that aQCL Type-D RS corresponding to a specific CORESET (e.g., a CORESEThaving the lowest ID) within specific cell(s) among serving cell(s)configured for a terminal (e.g., a serving cell having the lowest IDamong cells that CORESETs corresponding to a different CORESET group areconfigured together and/or serving cells having the lowest ID amongcells that a CORESET corresponding to each CORESET group is configured)is a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS of specific uplinktransmission for each TRP/TO scheduled/triggered/indicated/configuredfor a different CORESET group.

A specific example on the ii) for a case in which a CORESET isconfigured in a CC/a BWP that uplink transmission is performed isdescribed.

For example, a situation is assumed that CORESET group #0 (orCORESETPoolIndex 0) corresponds to cell #0, CORESET group #0 and #1 (orCORESETPoolIndex 0/1) corresponds to cell #1, CORESET group #0 (orCORESETPoolIndex 0) corresponds to cell #2 and CORESET group #0 and #1(or CORESETPoolIndex 0/1) corresponds to cell #3. In addition, it isassumed that COREST group #0 (or CORESETPoolIndex 0) corresponds to TRP1and COREST group #1 (or CORESETPoolIndex 1) corresponds to TRP2.

In this case, for each of TRP1 and TRP2, serving cells that differentCORESETPoolIndex is configured together are cell #1 and #3 and amongthem, a serving cell having the lowest ID is cell #1. Accordingly, itmay be configured/assumed that a CORESET having the lowest ID amongCORESET(s) of CORESETPoolIndex 0 and a CORESET having the lowest IDamong CORESET(s) of CORESETPoolIndex 1 are used in cell #1.

Additionally or alternatively, serving cells including CORESETPoolIndex0 for TRP1 are cell #0, #1, #2 and 3 and among them, a serving cellhaving the lowest ID is cell #0. Accordingly, it may beconfigured/assumed that a CORESET having the lowest ID among CORESET(s)of CORESETPoolIndex 0 is used in cell #0. In addition, serving cellsincluding CORESETPoolIndex 1 for TRP2 are cell #1 and #3 and among them,a serving cell having the lowest ID is cell #1. Accordingly, it may beconfigured/assumed that a CORESET having the lowest ID among CORESET(s)of CORESETPoolIndex 1 is used in cell #1.

Based on a spatial parameter/DL RS configured for a specific CORESETassumed to be used as above, a default spatial parameter/a default PL RSof uplink transmission may be determined. In other words, through aconfiguration/an assumption for a specific CORESET as described above, adefault spatial parameter/a default PL RS related to a reception beamwhen receiving DCI scheduling/triggering/indicating corresponding uplinktransmission may be configured/assumed. Accordingly, a transmission beamdirection and transmission power of specific uplink transmission foreach TRP may be determined.

Hereinafter, a case in which a CORESET is not configured in a CC/a BWPthat uplink transmission is performed is described.

For example, for multiple DCI based MTRP uplink transmission, a CORESETmay not be configured in a CC/a BWP that MTRP uplink transmission isperformed. In this case, a terminal may apply a configuration/anassumption for a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS as follows.

In this case, a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS ofspecific uplink transmission for each TRP/TO may be determined based onone or more of i) a QCL Type-D RS indicated in specific TCI state(s)among TCI states for a PDSCH activated in a corresponding CC/BWP (thatMTRP uplink transmission is performed), or ii) a QCL Type-D RS indicatedin specific TCI state(s) among TCI states for a PDSCH activated in eachCC/BWP to which a CORESET associated/configured for each TRP/TO belongs.

The specific TCI state(s) among TCI states for a PDSCH activated in acorresponding CC/BWP (that MTRP uplink transmission is performed) may beTCI state(s) having the lowest ID associated/configured for each TRP/TO(e.g., any one ID of the lowest, second-lowest, third-lowest ID when aTRP/a TO is one of 3 TRPs/TOs).

The specific TCI state(s) among TCI states for a PDSCH activated in eachCC/BWP to which a CORESET associated/configured for each TRP/TO belongsmay be TCI state(s) having the lowest ID.

A specific example on the i) for a case in which a CORESET is notconfigured in a CC/a BWP that uplink transmission is performed isdescribed.

For example, a relation between specific target uplink transmission anda specific CORESET/TRP/TO may be defined/configured/indicated. In thiscase, among TCI states for a PDSCH activated in a corresponding CC/BWP(that MTRP uplink transmission is performed), a QCL Type-D RS indicatedin a TCI state corresponding to the lowest ID may be associated with aspecific TRP/TO and a QCL Type-D RS indicated in a TCI statecorresponding to the second-lowest ID may be associated with otherTRP/T2. For uplink transmission for more than 2 TRPs, additionally, aQCL Type-D RS indicated in a TCI state corresponding to the third-lowestID may be associated with another TRP/TO. Here, a mapping relationbetween a TCI state ID and a TRP/TO index may be determined according toa predefined or preconfigured rule. For example, it may be associatedwith TRP1/T01, TRP2/TO2, TRP3/TO3, ... in ascending order from thelowest TCI state ID in a form of pairing or an ordered pair.Accordingly, for uplink transmission for each TRP/TO, a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS may be configured/assumed.

A specific example on the ii) for a case in which a CORESET is notconfigured in a CC/a BWP that uplink transmission is performed isdescribed.

For example, a relation between specific target uplink transmission anda specific CORESET/TRP/TO may be defined/configured/indicated. In thiscase, a QCL Type-D RS indicated in a TCI state having the lowest IDamong TCI states for a PDSCH activated in each CC/BWP to which a CORESETscheduling corresponding target uplink transmission (or associatedwith/mapped to a target uplink channel) belongs may beconfigured/assumed as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS foruplink transmission for each TRP/TO. In other words, there is no CORESETin a CC/a BWP that MTRP uplink transmission is performed, so a QCLType-D RS indicated in a TCI state having the lowest ID among TCI statesfor a PDSCH activated in a CC/a BWP to which a CORESETscheduling/triggering/indicating/configuring specific uplinktransmission belongs may be utilized as a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS.

As an additional example, when there is no CORESET in a CC/a BWP thatMTRP uplink transmission is performed, a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS may be configured/assumed based on a QCL Type-D RS of aCORESET having the lowest ID in a CORESET group to which a CORESETscheduling/triggering/indicating/configuring specific uplinktransmission belongs.

Embodiment 1-2-2

When MTRP uplink transmission is performed based on single DCI, aspatial parameter may be preconfigured for each TRP/TO and a terminalmay configure/assume a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS basedon a preconfigured spatial parameter.

For example, a spatial parameter configured through higher layersignaling (e.g., RRC or MAC CE signaling) for each TRP/TO may bespatialRelationInfo/UL-TCI and a DL RS (e.g., a SSB-RI, a CRI)/an UL RS(e.g., a SRI) may be linked/associated/referred to for each TRP/TO byspatialRelationInfo/UL-TCI. Accordingly, a spatial parameter of uplinktransmission for each TRP/TO may be (semi-statically)configured/updated. In this case, a spatial parameter which ispreconfigured for each TRP/TO (e.g., a RS associated with each TRP/TO)may be configured/assumed as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RSwhich will be applied to uplink transmission for each TRP/TO.

As an additional example, in order to configure/indicate a spatialparameter for MTRP uplink transmission more dynamically, indicationinformation on a plurality of spatial parameters which will be appliedto a plurality of uplink TOs may be included in DCI (i.e., single DCI)for scheduling/triggering/indicating MTRP uplink transmission. Forexample, spatial parameter indication information included in DCI may beprovided for a terminal through a plurality of SRI fields or UL-TCIfields (e.g., as many as the number of TRPs/TOs). When the number ofTRPs/TOs is N, each of N SRI/UL-TCI fields may indicate a DL RS (e.g., aSSB-RI, a CRI)/an UL RS (e.g., a SRI). Accordingly, a dynamic uplinkspatial parameter indication may be possible.

Alternatively, one SRI/UL-TCI field may be included in DCI (i.e., singleDCI) for scheduling/triggering/indicating MTRP uplink transmission. Inthis case, one SRI/UL-TCI field may indicate one codepoint among aplurality of codepoints and each of a plurality of codepoints mayinclude one or a plurality of spatial parameters. In other words, Ntransmission beams for N TOs/towards N TRPs may be indicated through oneSRI/UL-TCI field. One codepoint may link/connect a reference RS (e.g., aDL RS/an UL RS) for N transmission beams (in a form of an ordered pair)through a higher layer (e.g., a RRC/a MAC CE) configuration/description.In other words, a plurality of codepoints (i.e., candidates of a spatialparameter set) may be preconfigured by higher layer signaling and onecodepoint (i.e., one set of a plurality of spatial parameters) among aplurality of codepoints (i.e., candidates of a spatial parameter set)may be indicated for a terminal by DCI.

As described above, when a plurality of (e.g., N) spatial parameters areconfigured/indicated to a terminal through one/a plurality of spatialparameter indication fields (e.g., one/a plurality of SRI/UL-TCI fields)in DCI for MTRP uplink transmission, a terminal may configure/assume adefault spatial parameter/a default PL RS based on a specific spatialparameter among a plurality of spatial parameters. For example, Nspatial parameters may correspond to a codepoint of a SRI field or anUL-TCI field linked/connected with a reference RS (e.g., a DL RS/an ULRS) (in a form of an ordered pair). A reference RS (e.g., a DL RS/an ULRS) liked/connected by a RRC configuration to a SRI field of the lowestindex or the lowest UL-TCI field among N spatial parameters may beconfigured/assumed as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS forspecific uplink transmission for each TRP/TO.

In other words, a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS which willbe applied to specific uplink transmission for N TRPs/TOs may beconfigured/assumed by a terminal as one specific spatial parameter(e.g., corresponding to the lowest index/ID) among N spatial parametersindicated through a SRI/UL-TCI field of DCI related to other uplinktransmission before the specific uplink transmission.

As an additional example, a default spatial parameter/a default PL RSwhich will be applied to uplink transmission may be configured/assumedas one specific spatial parameter among N spatial parametersconfigured/indicated through DCI related to downlink reception beforeuplink transmission.

For example, a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS may be appliedto a PUCCH carrying ACK/NACK information for downlink reception (e.g.,HARQ-ACK). In this case, a PUCCH resource indicated by a PRI field inDCI (i.e., downlink grant DCI) scheduling downlink data for supporting aMTRP PUCCH may be mapped/associated with a plurality of spatialparameters. For example, a PRI field of DL grant DCI may indicate one ofa plurality of codepoints, and for each of a plurality of codepoints, i)one PUCCH resource that a plurality of spatial parameters (e.g., spatialrelation info/UL TCI states/unified TCI states) are configured may beconfigured/mapped, or ii) a plurality of PUCCH resources may beconfigured/mapped. Accordingly, for one codepoint indicated by a PRIfield, a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS may beconfigured/assumed based on one specific spatial parameter among aplurality of spatial parameters of one or more PUCCH resources.

As a specific example of the i), among PRI field codepoints that onePUCCH resource that a plurality of spatial relation info/UL TCIstates/unified TCI states are configured is configured/mapped, aplurality of reference RSs (e.g., DL RS/UL RS) corresponding to acodepoint of the lowest index may be utilized as a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS for MTRP PUCCH transmission of a terminal.

Additionally or alternatively, as a specific example of the ii), amongPRI field codepoints that a plurality of PUCCH resources areconfigured/mapped, a reference RS of a plurality of PUCCH resources(e.g., DL RS/UL RS) corresponding to a codepoint of the lowest index maybe utilized as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS for MTRPPUCCH transmission of a terminal.

For the above-described examples, a SRI field or an UL-TCI field may besubstituted with a DL/UL unified TCI state field. A DL/UL unified TCIstate field is not intended to limit a scope of the present disclosureby its name, and may refer to a spatial parameter indication field whichis extended so that a QCL type-D RS and/or a spatial relation referenceRS (e.g., a DL RS/an UL RS) of a TCI state having a specific ID can beused as both a reference RS of a DL reception beam and a reference RS ofan UL transmission beam.

For example, when a DL/UL RS indicated in an UL-TCI field and/or a DL/ULunified TCI state field is utilized for configuring/indicating atransmission beam of a PUCCH (e.g., when configuring/indicating aspatial parameter of an A/N PUCCH by substituting a PRI field), similarto the above-described examples, as a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS for PUCCH transmission for each TRP/TO, a plurality ofreference RSs (e.g., a DL RS/an UL RS) corresponding to a specificcodepoint (e.g., of the lowest index) among codepoints that a pluralityof spatial parameters indicated by the UL-TCI field and/or DL/UL unifiedTCI state field (e.g., a reference RS for a transmission beam (e.g., aDL RS/an UL RS)) are linked/connected (in a form of an ordered pair) maybe configured/assumed. In addition, a plurality of reference RSscorresponding to the specific codepoint (e.g., a DL RS/an UL RS) may beutilized as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS for PUSCH/SRStransmission for each TRP/TO.

Additionally or alternatively, for MTRP uplink transmission of aterminal, as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS for specificuplink transmission for each TRP/TO, a plurality of reference RSs (e.g.,a DL RS/an UL RS) configured in a TCI state corresponding to the lowestID among TCI states that a plurality of reference RSs (e.g., a DL RS/anUL RS) for a plurality of Tx(/Rx) beams in a set (e.g., a pool) of DL/ULunified TCI state candidates are linked/connected (in a form of anordered pair) may be utilized.

As described above, additional examples on a case in which a CORESET isnot configured in a corresponding CC/BWP (that MTRP downlink/uplinktransmission and reception are performed), or a case in which single DCIbased MTRP DL/UL transmission and reception are performed are describedbelow.

For single DCI based MTRP downlink transmission and reception, for aterminal reception beam indication for a PDSCH from each TRP, when aCORESET is not configured in a corresponding CC/BWP, a TCI state fieldin DL grant DCI may indicate/activate one specific codepoint among oneor more codepoint candidates. Here, each of one or more codepointcandidates may be configured/associated/mapped to 2 or more TCIstates(s) (ID). Accordingly, 2 or more TCI states(s) (ID) correspondingto one specific codepoint indicated by a TCI state field of DCI may beactivated.

For MTRP uplink transmission of a terminal, as a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS for specific uplink transmission for eachTRP/TO, among one or more codepoint candidates related to a TCI field ofthe DL grand DCI, a transmission and reception beam reference DL RS/ULRS of 2 or more TCI states corresponding to a codepoint of the lowestindex may be utilized.

If a CORESET is not configured in a corresponding CC/BWP (that MTRPuplink transmission is performed), a terminal may utilize a transmissionand reception beam reference DL RS/UL RS of 2 or more TCI statescorresponding to a codepoint of the lowest index among one or morecodepoint candidates related to a TCI field of DL grant DCI as a defaultspatial parameter/a default PL RS in a CC/a BWP scheduling correspondinguplink transmission.

For the above-described examples, a base station maydefine/configure/indicate a corresponding relation between a pluralityof default spatial parameters/default PL RSs and a plurality of TOs (ora plurality of TO groups) that uplink transmission is performed.

Even when a TO that a single-panel terminal performs MTRP uplinktransmission is TDM-ed, the above-described examples may be also appliedto a configuration/an assumption of a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS for uplink transmission for each TRP/TO. In addition, evenwhen a TO that a multi-panel terminal performs MTRP uplink transmissionis TDM/SDM/FDM-ed, the above-described examples may be also applied to aconfiguration/an assumption of a default spatial parameter/a default PLRS for uplink transmission for each TRP/TO. In addition, when a specific(transmission) panel of a multi-panel terminal ismapped/associated/configured to uplink transmission for each TRP/TO, theabove-described examples may be also applied to a configuration/anassumption of a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS per panel.

Embodiment 1-3

For a single-panel terminal or a multi-panel terminal, when MTRP uplinktransmission (or uplink TO) is performed by a SDM/FDM/SFN (singlefrequency network) method, uplink power control may be performed basedon one specific TRP/TO. Here, a SFN method may include transmitting thesame information at the same time for MTRPs.

For example, both open-loop/closed-loop power control per TO and/or perdestination TRP of UE-specific uplink transmission may be performed byone process (e.g., a power control parameter set) based on one specificTRP.

Here, a specific TRP/TO may be one or more of a default TRP/TO which isdefined/configured in advance, a TRP/a TO which is closest to a terminal(e.g., with the highest received signal strength), or a TRP/a TO whichis farthest from a terminal (e.g., with the lowest received signalstrength). When power control for all multiple TRPs/TOs is performedbased on a TRP/a TO which is closest to a terminal, an effect ofreducing terminal power may be gained. When power control for allmultiple TRPs/TOs is performed based on a TRP/a TO which is farthestfrom a terminal, a diversity effect or an effect of improving a SNR maybe obtained although power consumption increases.

For MTRP uplink transmission, a method of performing power control basedon one specific TRP/TO may be also applied/utilized for aconfiguration/an assumption of a default spatial parameter/a default PLRS of a terminal as described above. For example, a terminal may apply adefault spatial parameter/a default PL RS configured/assumed for the onespecific TRP/TO to all multiple TRPs/TOs. In other words, the samedefault spatial parameter/default PL RS may be applied at multipleTRPs/TOs. In this case, even when a TRP/a TO is associated with a(transmission) panel in a multi-panel terminal, a configuration/anassumption for a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS may be thesame in multiple panels.

For detailed examples in the above-described embodiment 1-2 and 1-3, anUL RS (e.g., a SRS) other than a DL RS (e.g., a SSB/a CSI-RS) may beincluded as a QCL Type-D RS of a DL TCI state. When an UL RS isconfigured/assumed as a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS, aterminal may perform a configuration/an assumption for a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS similarly as in embodiment 1-1. In otherwords, even for embodiment 1-2 and 1-3, when a (default) PL RS isconfigured as an UL RS, a terminal may configure/assume a PL RS which isconfigured/activated/indicated in association with a corresponding UL RSas a PL RS of target uplink transmission. In addition, when a (default)spatial parameter is configured as an UL RS, a terminal may performtarget uplink transmission by utilizing a spatial parameter of acorresponding UL RS. Accordingly, even when an UL RS is introduced as aQCL Type-D RS, a terminal may perform an uplink transmission operationbased on a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS.

Detailed examples of the above-described embodiment 1 are not appliedonly to MTRP uplink transmission and may be also applied to uplinktransmission when multi-cells or CA (carrier aggregation) is configuredor when repeat transmission is configured in a single cell. For example,when one DCI schedules uplink transmission in a plurality of cells(e.g., PUSCH transmission) at a time, a configuration/an assumption fora default spatial parameter/a default PL RS for each cell may be appliedby considering that PUSCH transmission in each cell corresponds to aplurality of TRPs/TOs in the above-described examples. Also for repeattransmission, a configuration/an assumption for a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS for each cell may be applied by consideringthat a plurality of repeat transmission occasions correspond to aplurality of TRPs/TOs in the above-described examples.

In addition, for an operation according to detailed examples ofembodiment 1, whether it is enabled (e.g., on/off switching) may beconfigured/indicated by higher layer (e.g., RRC/MAC CE) signaling pertarget uplink transmission.

Embodiment 2

This embodiment is about a default spatial parameter/a default PL RS forPUSCH transmission scheduled by DCI (e.g., DCI format 0_1) includingspatial parameter indication information, not fallback DCI.

The above-described default spatial relation (or default beam) anddefault PL RS based operation for STRP transmission may be applied to aPUSCH scheduled by fallback DCI (e.g., DCI format 0_0 which does notinclude spatial parameter indication information), or may be applied toa PUCCH or a SRS. In addition, whether such a default spatial relationand default PL RS based operation is enabled may be configured by a basestation to a terminal through the following 3 RRC parameters.

-   enableDefaultBeamPlForPUSCH0_0 for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format    0_0-   enableDefaultBeamPlForPUCCH for a dedicated PUCCH-   enableDefaultBeamPlForSRS for a dedicated SRS

A method of applying such a default spatial relation and default PL RSoperation to a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1, a non-fallback DCIformat, is not determined yet.

For DCI format 0_1, a PUSCH spatial relation is explicitly indicated byindicating a SRS resource for a CB or a NCB through a SRI field in a DCIpayload. When a PUSCH default spatial parameter/default PL RS basedoperation is applied, a problem may occur that it collides with spatialrelation information indicated by a SRI.

In addition, a SRS for a CB or a NCB may be applied to perform UL linkadaptation before PUSCH scheduling. If a default spatialparameter/default PL RS based operation is enabled (or is configured ason) for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1 and it is disabled (or isconfigured as off) for a SRS, a SRS for a CB or a NCB for linkadaptation is transmitted based on an uplink beam by a specific spatialrelation configuration and a PUSCH is transmitted based on an uplinkbeam corresponding to a default spatial relation, so a problem may occurthat a beam for link adaptation is different from a PUSCH beam.

In order to solve such a problem, the following examples may be applied.

Embodiment 2-1

When a default spatial parameter/default PL RS based operation isenabled (or is on) for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1, a terminalmay expect that a spatial parameter will not be configured for SRSresource(s) in SRS resource set(s) for a CB or a NCB (or a base stationmay not configure for a terminal a spatial parameter for SRS resource(s)in SRS resource set(s) for a CB or a NCB). Accordingly, although thereis a spatial parameter indication for a PUSCH through a SRI field in DCIformat 0_1 (without ambiguity because a spatial parameter is notconfigured for SRS resource(s) indicated by a SRI field), a terminal mayperform PUSCH transmission based on a configuration/an assumption of adefault spatial parameter/a default PL RS for a corresponding PUSCH.

As an additional example, a terminal may apply a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS configured for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format0_1 for SRS resource(s) in SRS resource set(s) for a CB or a NCB that aspatial parameter is not configured. It is to solve a problem that aspatial parameter (or an uplink beam) of SRS transmission for uplinklink adaptation is different from that of PUSCH transmission performedbased on a corresponding link adaptation result. Accordingly, a spatialparameter (or beam) of a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1 and a SRS forlink adaptation may be arranged.

Embodiment 2-2

When a default spatial parameter/default PL RS based operation isenabled (or is on) for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1, a terminalmay ignore a spatial parameter for SRS resource(s) indicated by a SRIand perform PUSCH transmission based on a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS for a PUSCH although a spatial parameter is configured forSRS resource(s) (which will be indicated by a SRI field) in SRS resourceset(s) for a CB or a NCB. Accordingly, although a spatial parameter isconfigured for a SRS resource for link adaptation and a correspondingSRS resource is indicated by a SRI field, high priority is given to adefault spatial parameter/default PL RS based operation for a PUSCHscheduled by DCI format 0_1. Accordingly, ambiguity for a spatialparameter (or beam) which will be applied to a PUSCH may be removed.

As an additional example, for SRS resource(s) in SRS resource set(s) fora CB or a NCB that a spatial parameter is configured, when transmittinga corresponding SRS resource by configuration/activation/triggering of abase station, a terminal may ignore a spatial parameter which ispreconfigured for a corresponding SRS resource and apply a defaultspatial parameter/a default PL RS configured/assumed for a PUSCHscheduled by DCI format 0_1. Accordingly, a spatial parameter (or beam)of a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1 and a SRS for link adaptation maybe arranged.

Embodiment 2-3

A terminal may expect that whether a default spatial parameter/defaultPL RS based operation is enabled for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1will be the same as whether a default spatial parameter/default PL RSbased operation for a SRS is enabled. In other words, a terminal mayexpect that both a default spatial parameter/default PL RS basedoperation will be enabled (or on) or will be disabled (or off) for anon-fallback DCI based PUSCH and SRS (or a base station may configure aterminal to enable or disable both a default spatial parameter/defaultPL RS based operation for a non-fallback DCI based PUSCH and SRS).Accordingly, a spatial parameter (or uplink beam) of PUSCH transmissionperformed based on a SRS for link adaptation and a corresponding linkadaptation result may be determined based on a default spatialparameter/a default PL RS or may be determined based on a spatialparameter configured for a SRS resource indicated by a SRI, so a spatialparameter (or beam) of a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1 and a SRS forlink adaptation may be arranged.

In the above-described examples, an enable parameter for a defaultspatial parameter/default PL RS based operation for a PUSCH scheduled byDCI format 0_1 may be defined as an enable parameter integrated with anenable parameter for a default spatial parameter/default PL RS basedoperation for a PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0, or may be defined asa separate enable parameter. When it is defined as a separate enableparameter, each enable parameter may indicate whether to enable equallyor may indicate whether to enable differently.

In the above-described examples, a mapping relation between a pluralityof TOs and a plurality of default spatial parameters/default PL RSs maybe applied to a variety of methods. Such a mapping method may bepreconfigured by a base station or a specific mapping method may beapplied without separate signaling. In the following examples, thenumber of TOs may be the same as or different from the number of defaultspatial parameters/default PL RSs.

For example, a plurality of default spatial parameters/default PL RSsmay be cyclically mapped sequentially in ascending order of indexes of aplurality of TOs.

As an additional example, a plurality of TOs may be mapped to aplurality of TO groups and a plurality of default spatialparameters/default PL RSs may be sequentially mapped in ascending orderof indexes of a plurality of TO groups.

As an additional example, a plurality of TOs may be mapped to aplurality of TO groups and a plurality of default spatialparameters/default PL RSs may be cyclically mapped sequentially inascending order of indexes of a TO group per TO group.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a signaling procedure between a basestation and a terminal for an uplink transmission and reception methodaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

An example on an operation of a base station and a terminal for adefault spatial parameter/default PL RS based uplink transmission andreception operation according to the above-described embodiment 1/2/3and detailed examples thereof is as follows.

A base station may transmit configuration information related to uplinktransmission (e.g., STRP/MTRP uplink transmission) to a terminal and aterminal may receive it. In addition, a default spatial parameter/adefault PL RS for uplink transmission of a terminal may beconfigured/assumed. In addition, whether a default spatialparameter/default PL RS based operation is enabled may be configured bya base station to a terminal. For example, through anenableDefaultBeamPl parameter for specific uplink transmission (e.g., aPUSCH/a PUCCH/a SRS), whether a default spatial parameter/default PL RSbased operation is enabled for corresponding uplink transmission may beconfigured. In embodiment 1-1, for uplink transmission for a STRP,examples on a default spatial parameter/default PL RSconfiguration/assumption are included. In embodiment 1-2 and 1-3, foruplink transmission for MTRPs, examples on a default spatialparameter/default PL RS configuration/assumption per TRP/TO areincluded.

A terminal may calculate uplink transmission power based on a default PLRS. For example, uplink transmission power may be calculated per eachTRP/TO and as in embodiment 1-3, uplink transmission power may becalculated based on one TRP/TO. A terminal may perform uplinktransmission based on calculated transmission power and a base stationmay receive it.

In addition, a spatial parameter which is referred to by a terminal foruplink transmission may be based on a default spatial parameter.

The above-described terminal/base station operation is just an example,and each operation (or each step) is not necessarily required, and anoperation related to STRP/MTRP transmission according to theabove-described embodiments may be omitted or added according to animplementation method of a terminal/a base station.

Operations of a base station/a terminal according to the above-describedexamples (e.g., an operation related to STRP/MTRP uplink transmissionbased on one or more of embodiment 1/2/3 and detailed examples thereof)may be processed by a device of FIG. 13 which will be described later(e.g., a processor 102 and 202 of FIG. 13 ).

In addition, operations of a base station/a terminal according to theabove-described embodiment (e.g., an operation related to STRP/MTRPuplink transmission based on one or more of embodiment 1/2/3 anddetailed examples thereof) may be stored in a memory (e.g., 104 and 204in FIG. 13 ) in a form of a command/a program (e.g., an instruction, anexecutable code) for driving at least one processor (e.g., 102 and 202in FIG. 13 ).

FIG. 12 represents signaling between UE and a network side (e.g., TRP1and TRP2) under a situation of multi-TRPs (or multi-cells, hereinafter,a TRP may be substituted with a term of a cell) to which methodsproposed in the present disclosure (e.g., one or more of embodiment1/2/3 and detailed examples thereof) may be applied. Here, UE/a networkside is just an example and may be applied by being substituted with avariety of devices described in relation to FIG. 13 . FIG. 12 is justfor convenience of a description, and it does not limit a scope of thepresent disclosure. In addition, some step(s) shown in FIG. 12 may beomitted according to a situation and/or a configuration, etc.

In reference to FIG. 12 , for convenience of a description, signalingbetween 2 TRPs and UE is considered, but it goes without saying that acorresponding signaling method may be extended and applied to signalingbetween multiple TRPs and multiple UE. In the following description, anetwork side may be one base station (BS) including a plurality of TRPsor may be one cell including a plurality of TRPs. In an example, anideal/non-ideal backhaul may be configured between TRP 1 and TRP 2configuring a network side. In addition, the following description isdescribed based on multiple TRPs, but it may be also equally extendedand applied to transmission through multiple panels. In addition, in thepresent disclosure, an operation that a terminal receives a signal fromTRP1/TRP2 may be interpreted/described (or may be an operation) as anoperation that a terminal receives a signal from a network side(through/with TRP1/2) and an operation that a terminal transmits asignal to TRP1/TRP2 may be interpreted/described (or may be anoperation) as an operation that a terminal transmits a signal to anetwork side (through/with TRP1/TRP2) or may be inverselyinterpreted/described.

UE may receive configuration information from a BS (a network side)(e.g., TRP 1) S110. The configuration information may be configurationinformation based on one or more of the above-described embodiment 1/2/3and detailed examples thereof. Specifically, the configurationinformation may include information on at least one of a default spatialparameter or a default PL RS related to uplink transmission. Here, UEmay be a single-panel terminal and/or a multi-panel terminal.

The uplink transmission may include at least one of a PUCCH, a SRS or aPUSCH.

For example, the configuration information may include information on atleast one of a default spatial parameter or a default PL RS for theuplink transmission related to a STRP. Based on the configurationinformation, a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS related toall (Tx) panels of UE may be configured as one RS per each uplinktransmission (e.g., a PUCCH/a SRS/a PUSCH).

The one RS may include at least one of a DL RS or an UL RS.

The DL RS may include at least one of a QCL Type-D RS corresponding tothe lowest CORESET ID or a QCL Type-D RS indicated in a TCI statecorresponding to the lowest ID among TCI states for an activated PDSCH.

The UL RS may be a QCL Type-D RS of a DL TCI state (e.g., a SRS). Here,the default PL RS may be configured as a PL RSconfigured/activated/indicated for the UL RS and the default spatialparameter may be based on a spatial parameter of a corresponding UL RS(or a reference RS for a corresponding UL RS).

As an additional example, the configuration information may includeinformation on at least one of a default spatial parameter or a defaultPL RS for the uplink transmission related to MTRPs. Based on theconfiguration information, the default spatial parameter and default PLRS may be (differently) configured per target TRP and/or TO.

Specifically, a default spatial parameter and a default PL RS of aspecific uplink channel for each TRP/TO may be determined based on oneor more of a specific CORESET in a CORESET group associated/configuredfor each TRP/TO, or a specific CORESET according to a specific cellamong cell(s) configured for each TRP/TO. The configuration informationmay include information on a CORESET per TRP/TO related to the defaultspatial parameter/default PL RS. The default spatial parameter/defaultPL RS related to each TRP/TO may be determined based on a CORESET (or aCORESET group) associated with a corresponding TRP/TO. The associatedCORESET (or CORESET group) may be a CORESET (or a CORESET group) relatedto a specific cell (e.g., a cell with the lowest ID) among servingcell(s) configured for UE. The default spatial parameter/default PL RSrelated to each TRP/TO may be configured as a QCL Type-D RScorresponding to the associated CORESET (or a QCL Type-D RScorresponding to the lowest CORESET ID in the associated CORESET group).

For example, the configuration information may include informationrepresenting enabling/disabling (or, on/off) related to use of thedefault spatial parameter/default PL RS (e.g., enableDefaultBeamPl forspecific uplink transmission).

For example, the above-described operation that UE (100/200 in FIG. 13 )in S110 receives configuration information from a BS (e.g.,TRP1)(200/100 in FIG. 13 ) may be implemented by a device in FIG. 13which will be described after. For example, in reference to FIG. 13 ,one or more processors 102 may control one or more transceivers 106and/or one or more memories 104, etc. to receive configurationinformation from a BS 200 and one or more transceivers 106 may receiveconfiguration information from a BS 200.

UE may receive DCI from a BS (e.g., TRP1/TRP2) S120/S125. The DCI may bebased on UL grant DCI or DL grant/allocation DCI. In an example, the DCImay be based on DCI scheduling/triggering transmission of the uplinktransmission (e.g., a PUSCH/a SRS). In another example, the DCI may bebased on DCI scheduling a PDSCH. In this case, the uplink transmissionmay be based on a PUCCH (for A/N) for transmission of HARQ-ACKinformation for the PDSCH. UL/DL Transmission and reception related tothe DCI (e.g., a PDSCH, a PUCCH, a SRS, a PUSCH) may be single DCI basedUL/DL transmission and reception or multiple DCI based UL/DLtransmission and reception.

For the single DCI based operation, UE may receive the DCI from a BS(e.g., TRP1) S120. For the multiple DCI based operation, UE may receivethe DCI from a BS (e.g., TRP1 and TRP2), respectively S120 and S125.

For example, the DCI may be transmitted in a specific CORESET configuredthrough the configuration information.

The DCI may include transmission beam information for a plurality ofTRPs/TOs (or spatial parameter indication information). For example, theDCI may include a plurality of SRI fields or a plurality of UL-TCIfields. In another example, the DCI may include one SRI field or one ULTCI field associated with the plurality of transmission beam information(or reference RSs). In this case, information on association between anindication value of a SRI/UL-TCI field and the plurality of transmissionbeam information (e.g., a configuration for codepoint candidate(s)) maybe included in the configuration information.

Based on the uplink transmission being a (A/N) PUCCH, the transmissionbeam information may be based on a PRI field. In this case, atransmission beam for each TRP/TO may be indicated based on one or moreof a plurality of spatial parameters (e.g., spatial relation info/UL TCIstates/unified TCI states) being configured/mapped to each codepointbased on the PRI field or a plurality of PUCCH resources beingconfigured/mapped to each codepoint based on the PRI field.

For example, the above-described operation that UE (100/200 in FIG. 13 )in S120/S125 receives DCI from a BS (200/100 in FIG. 13 ) may beimplemented by a device in FIG. 13 which will be described after. Forexample, in reference to FIG. 13 , one or more processors 102 maycontrol one or more transceivers 106 and/or one or more memories 104,etc. to receive DCI from a BS 200 and one or more transceivers 106 mayreceive DCI from a BS 200.

UE may perform uplink transmission to a BS (e.g., TRP1/TRP2) S130/S135.The uplink transmission may be transmitted based on the DCI. The uplinktransmission may be performed based on at least one of theabove-described embodiment 1/2/3 and detailed examples thereof.

In an example, when a spatial parameter and a PL RS for the uplinktransmission are not configured and use of the default spatial parameterand default PL RS is enabled (or on) through the configurationinformation, the uplink transmission may be transmitted based on thedefault spatial parameter and may be transmitted by transmission powerdetermined based on the default PL RS.

In an example, when a CORESET is not configured in a CC/a BWP related tothe uplink transmission or when the uplink transmission is based on asingle DCI based MTRP transmission method, the uplink transmission maybe performed as follows. Specifically, TCI state(s) may bemapped/connected to codepoints according to a TCI state field includedin the (DL grant) DCI. Based on TCI state(s) represented by the lowestcodepoint among the codepoints, the default spatial parameter anddefault PL RS may be configured. The uplink transmission may betransmitted based on the default spatial parameter and may betransmitted by transmission power determined based on the default PL RS.

For example, the above-described operation that UE (100/200 in FIG. 13 )in S130/S135 performs uplink transmission to a BS (200/100 in FIG. 13 )may be implemented by a device in FIG. 13 which will be described after.For example, in reference to FIG. 13 , one or more processors 102 maycontrol one or more transceivers 106 and/or one or more memories 104,etc. to perform uplink transmission to a BS 200 and one or moretransceivers 106 may perform uplink transmission to a BS 200.

The above-described operation is described based on UE for convenienceof a description, and it is not intended to limit an application scopeof the above-described embodiments to an UE operation. Specifically, theabove-described embodiments may be applied to a BS operation. In otherwords, the above-described each step (S110 to S135) may beinterpreted/applied as a BS operation. A transmission operation of UEmay be interpreted/applied as a reception operation of a BS (e.g.,TRP1/TRP2) and a reception operation of UE may be interpreted/applied asa transmission operation of a BS (e.g., TRP1/TRP2).

As described above, the above-described UE operation and/or BS operation(e.g., an operation based on at least one of embodiment 1/2/3 anddetailed examples thereof) may be implemented by a device (e.g., adevice in FIG. 13 ) which will be described after. For example, UE maycorrespond to a transmission device/a first device and a BS maycorrespond to a reception device/a second device and in some cases, theopposite may be considered. In addition, the above-described UE and/orBS operation (e.g., an operation based on at least one of embodiment1/2/3 and detailed examples thereof) may be processed by a processor102/202 in FIG. 13 , and an UE and/or BS operation (e.g., an operationbased on at least one of embodiment 1/2/3 and detailed examples thereof)may be stored in a memory (e.g., a memory 104/204 in FIG. 13 ) in a formof a command/a program (e.g., instruction(s), one or more executablecode(s)) for driving at least one processor.

General Device to Which the Present Disclosure May be Applied

FIG. 13 is a diagram which illustrates a block diagram of a wirelesscommunication system according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

In reference to FIG. 13 , a first wireless device 100 and a secondwireless device 200 may transmit and receive a wireless signal through avariety of radio access technologies (e.g., LTE, NR).

A first wireless device 100 may include one or more processors 102 andone or more memories 104 and may additionally include one or moretransceivers 106 and/or one or more antennas 108. A processor 102 maycontrol a memory 104 and/or a transceiver 106 and may be configured toimplement description, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/oroperation flow charts included in the present disclosure. For example, aprocessor 102 may transmit a wireless signal including firstinformation/signal through a transceiver 106 after generating firstinformation/signal by processing information in a memory 104. Inaddition, a processor 102 may receive a wireless signal including secondinformation/signal through a transceiver 106 and then store informationobtained by signal processing of second information/signal in a memory104. A memory 104 may be connected to a processor 102 and may store avariety of information related to an operation of a processor 102. Forexample, a memory 104 may store a software code including commands forperforming all or part of processes controlled by a processor 102 or forperforming description, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/oroperation flow charts included in the present disclosure. Here, aprocessor 102 and a memory 104 may be part of a communicationmodem/circuit/chip designed to implement a wireless communicationtechnology (e.g., LTE, NR). A transceiver 106 may be connected to aprocessor 102 and may transmit and/or receive a wireless signal throughone or more antennas 108. A transceiver 106 may include a transmitterand/or a receiver. A transceiver 106 may be used together with a RF(Radio Frequency) unit. In the present disclosure, a wireless device maymean a communication modem/circuit/chip.

A second wireless device 200 may include one or more processors 202 andone or more memories 204 and may additionally include one or moretransceivers 206 and/or one or more antennas 208. A processor 202 maycontrol a memory 204 and/or a transceiver 206 and may be configured toimplement description, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/oroperation flows charts included in the present disclosure. For example,a processor 202 may generate third information/signal by processinginformation in a memory 204, and then transmit a wireless signalincluding third information/signal through a transceiver 206. Inaddition, a processor 202 may receive a wireless signal including fourthinformation/signal through a transceiver 206, and then store informationobtained by signal processing of fourth information/signal in a memory204. A memory 204 may be connected to a processor 202 and may store avariety of information related to an operation of a processor 202. Forexample, a memory 204 may store a software code including commands forperforming all or part of processes controlled by a processor 202 or forperforming description, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/oroperation flow charts included in the present disclosure. Here, aprocessor 202 and a memory 204 may be part of a communicationmodem/circuit/chip designed to implement a wireless communicationtechnology (e.g., LTE, NR). A transceiver 206 may be connected to aprocessor 202 and may transmit and/or receive a wireless signal throughone or more antennas 208. A transceiver 206 may include a transmitterand/or a receiver. A transceiver 206 may be used together with a RFunit. In the present disclosure, a wireless device may mean acommunication modem/circuit/chip.

Hereinafter, a hardware element of a wireless device 100, 200 will bedescribed in more detail. It is not limited thereto, but one or moreprotocol layers may be implemented by one or more processors 102, 202.For example, one or more processors 102, 202 may implement one or morelayers (e.g., a functional layer such as PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC,SDAP). One or more processors 102, 202 may generate one or more PDUs(Protocol Data Unit) and/or one or more SDUs (Service Data Unit)according to description, functions, procedures, proposals, methodsand/or operation flow charts included in the present disclosure. One ormore processors 102, 202 may generate a message, control information,data or information according to description, functions, procedures,proposals, methods and/or operation flow charts included in the presentdisclosure. One or more processors 102, 202 may generate a signal (e.g.,a baseband signal) including a PDU, a SDU, a message, controlinformation, data or information according to functions, procedures,proposals and/or methods disclosed in the present disclosure to provideit to one or more transceivers 106, 206. One or more processors 102, 202may receive a signal (e.g., a baseband signal) from one or moretransceivers 106, 206 and obtain a PDU, a SDU, a message, controlinformation, data or information according to description, functions,procedures, proposals, methods and/or operation flow charts included inthe present disclosure.

One or more processors 102, 202 may be referred to as a controller, amicro controller, a micro processor or a micro computer. One or moreprocessors 102, 202 may be implemented by a hardware, a firmware, asoftware, or their combination. In an example, one or moreASICs(Application Specific Integrated Circuit), one or more DSPs(DigitalSignal Processor), one or more DSPDs(Digital Signal Processing Device),one or more PLDs(Programmable Logic Device) or one or more FPGAs(FieldProgrammable Gate Arrays) may be included in one or more processors 102,202. Description, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/oroperation flow charts included in the present disclosure may beimplemented by using a firmware or a software and a firmware or asoftware may be implemented to include a module, a procedure, afunction, etc. A firmware or a software configured to performdescription, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/or operationflow charts included in the present disclosure may be included in one ormore processors 102, 202 or may be stored in one or more memories 104,204 and driven by one or more processors 102, 202. Description,functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/or operation flow chartsincluded in the present disclosure may be implemented by using afirmware or a software in a form of a code, a command and/or a set ofcommands.

One or more memories 104, 204 may be connected to one or more processors102, 202 and may store data, a signal, a message, information, aprogram, a code, an instruction and/or a command in various forms. Oneor more memories 104, 204 may be configured with ROM, RAM, EPROM, aflash memory, a hard drive, a register, a cash memory, a computerreadable storage medium and/or their combination. One or more memories104, 204 may be positioned inside and/or outside one or more processors102, 202. In addition, one or more memories 104, 204 may be connected toone or more processors 102, 202 through a variety of technologies suchas a wire or wireless connection.

One or more transceivers 106, 206 may transmit user data, controlinformation, a wireless signal/channel, etc. mentioned in methods and/oroperation flow charts, etc. of the present disclosure to one or moreother devices. One or more transceivers 106, 206 may receiver user data,control information, a wireless signal/channel, etc. mentioned indescription, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and/or operationflow charts, etc. included in the present disclosure from one or moreother devices. For example, one or more transceivers 106, 206 may beconnected to one or more processors 102, 202 and may transmit andreceive a wireless signal. For example, one or more processors 102, 202may control one or more transceivers 106, 206 to transmit user data,control information or a wireless signal to one or more other devices.In addition, one or more processors 102, 202 may control one or moretransceivers 106, 206 to receive user data, control information or awireless signal from one or more other devices. In addition, one or moretransceivers 106, 206 may be connected to one or more antennas 108, 208and one or more transceivers 106, 206 may be configured to transmit andreceive user data, control information, a wireless signal/channel, etc.mentioned in description, functions, procedures, proposals, methodsand/or operation flow charts, etc. included in the present disclosurethrough one or more antennas 108, 208. In the present disclosure, one ormore antennas may be a plurality of physical antennas or a plurality oflogical antennas (e.g., an antenna port). One or more transceivers 106,206 may convert a received wireless signal/channel, etc. into a basebandsignal from a RF band signal to process received user data, controlinformation, wireless signal/channel, etc. by using one or moreprocessors 102, 202. One or more transceivers 106, 206 may convert userdata, control information, a wireless signal/channel, etc. which areprocessed by using one or more processors 102, 202 from a basebandsignal to a RF band signal. Therefore, one or more transceivers 106, 206may include an (analogue) oscillator and/or a filter.

Embodiments described above are that elements and features of thepresent disclosure are combined in a predetermined form. Each element orfeature should be considered to be optional unless otherwise explicitlymentioned. Each element or feature may be implemented in a form that itis not combined with other element or feature. In addition, anembodiment of the present disclosure may include combining a part ofelements and/or features. An order of operations described inembodiments of the present disclosure may be changed. Some elements orfeatures of one embodiment may be included in other embodiment or may besubstituted with a corresponding element or a feature of otherembodiment. It is clear that an embodiment may include combining claimswithout an explicit dependency relationship in claims or may be includedas a new claim by amendment after application.

It is clear to a person skilled in the pertinent art that the presentdisclosure may be implemented in other specific form in a scope notgoing beyond an essential feature of the present disclosure.Accordingly, the above-described detailed description should not berestrictively construed in every aspect and should be considered to beillustrative. A scope of the present disclosure should be determined byreasonable construction of an attached claim and all changes within anequivalent scope of the present disclosure are included in a scope ofthe present disclosure.

A scope of the present disclosure includes software ormachine-executable commands (e.g., an operating system, an application,a firmware, a program, etc.) which execute an operation according to amethod of various embodiments in a device or a computer and anon-transitory computer-readable medium that such a software or acommand, etc. are stored and are executable in a device or a computer. Acommand which may be used to program a processing system performing afeature described in the present disclosure may be stored in a storagemedium or a computer-readable storage medium and a feature described inthe present disclosure may be implemented by using a computer programproduct including such a storage medium. A storage medium may include ahigh-speed random-access memory such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM or otherrandom-access solid state memory device, but it is not limited thereto,and it may include a nonvolatile memory such as one or more magneticdisk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devicesor other nonvolatile solid state storage devices. A memory optionallyincludes one or more storage devices positioned remotely fromprocessor(s). A memory or alternatively, nonvolatile memory device(s) ina memory include a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Afeature described in the present disclosure may be stored in any one ofmachine-readable mediums to control a hardware of a processing systemand may be integrated into a software and/or a firmware which allows aprocessing system to interact with other mechanism utilizing a resultfrom an embodiment of the present disclosure. Such a software or afirmware may include an application code, a device driver, an operatingsystem and an execution environment/container, but it is not limitedthereto.

Here, a wireless communication technology implemented in a wirelessdevice 100, 200 of the present disclosure may include NarrowbandInternet of Things for a low-power communication as well as LTE, NR and6G. Here, for example, an NB-IoT technology may be an example of aLPWAN(Low Power Wide Area Network) technology, may be implemented in astandard of LTE Cat NB1 and/or LTE Cat NB2, etc. and is not limited tothe above-described name. Additionally or alternatively, a wirelesscommunication technology implemented in a wireless device 100, 200 ofthe present disclosure may perform a communication based on a LTE-Mtechnology. Here, in an example, a LTE-M technology may be an example ofa LPWAN technology and may be referred to a variety of names such as aneMTC (enhanced Machine Type Communication), etc. For example, an LTE-Mtechnology may be implemented in at least any one of various standardsincluding 1) LTE CAT 0, 2) LTE Cat M1, 3) LTE Cat M2, 4) LTEnon-BL(non-Bandwidth Limited), 5) LTE-MTC, 6) LTE Machine TypeCommunication, and/or 7) LTE M and so on and it is not limited to theabove-described name. Additionally or alternatively, a wirelesscommunication technology implemented in a wireless device 100, 200 ofthe present disclosure may include at least any one of a ZigBee, aBluetooth and a low power wide area network (LPWAN) considering alow-power communication and it is not limited to the above-describedname. In an example, a ZigBee technology may generate PAN(personal areanetworks) related to a small/low-power digital communication based on avariety of standards such as IEEE 802.15.4, etc. and may be referred toas a variety of names.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

A method proposed by the present disclosure is mainly described based onan example applied to 3GPP LTE/LTE-A, 5G system, but may be applied tovarious wireless communication systems other than the 3GPP LTE/LTE-A, 5Gsystem.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of performing uplink transmission by aterminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:receiving first configuration information related to mapping between atleast one uplink reference signal (UL RS) and at least one downlinkreference signal (DL RS) from a base station; receiving secondconfiguration information related to a plurality of spatial parametercandidates for uplink transmission from the base station; and performinguplink transmission in N transmission occasions (TO) based on at leastone of N (N is an integer greater than 1) uplink default spatialparameters or N pathloss reference signals (PL RS); wherein the Ndefault uplink spatial parameters are associated with the N TOs,respectively, and the N PL RSs are associated with the N TOs,respectively; wherein a default uplink spatial parameter for a specificTO among the N TOs is one spatial parameter specified by a predefinedrule among the plurality of spatial parameter candidates based on thesecond configuration information, or an UL RS mapped to the one spatialparameter based on the first configuration information.
 2. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein based on the plurality of spatialparameter candidates related to the second configuration informationbeing a plurality of UL RSs: the default uplink spatial parameter forthe specific TO is one UL RS specified by the predefined rule among theplurality of UL RSs, and the default PL RS is one DL RS mapped to theone UL RS based on the first configuration information.
 3. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein based on the plurality of spatialparameter candidates related to the second configuration informationbeing a plurality of DL RS: the default PL RS and the default uplinkspatial parameter for the specific TO are one DL RS specified by thepredefined rule among the plurality of DL RSs.
 4. The method accordingto claim 1, wherein based on the second configuration information beingconfigured for the terminal through one downlink control information(DCI): the plurality of spatial parameter candidates are indicated byone spatial parameter indication field of the one DCI, or the pluralityof spatial parameter candidates are indicated by a plurality of spatialparameter indication fields of the one DCI.
 5. The method according toclaim 4, wherein the predefined rule includes specifying the defaultuplink spatial parameter, among the plurality of spatial parametercandidates, based on one spatial parameter associated with at least oneof: a spatial parameter indication field having a lowest index, acodepoint of a lowest index among codepoints preconfigured for thespatial parameter indication field, a state of a lowest index amongstates preconfigured for the spatial parameter indication field, or aresource of a lowest index among resources preconfigured for the spatialparameter indication field.
 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein:the spatial parameter indication field of the one DCI is a SRI (Soundingreference signal Resource Indicator) field, an uplink TCI (TransmissionConfiguration Indicator) state field, a downlink TCI state field, a PRI(Physical uplink control channel Resource Indicator) field, or anunified TCI state field.
 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein:when a control resource set (CORESET) is not configured in one or moreof a CC (Component Carrier), a BWP (BandWidth Part), or a cell in whichthe uplink transmission is performed, the plurality of spatial parametercandidates are configured based on the second configuration informationfor at least one of the CC, the BWP, or the cell in which the uplinktransmission is scheduled.
 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein:a parameter indicating whether an uplink transmission based on at leastone of the default uplink spatial parameter or the default PL RS isenabled is configured by the base station to the terminal.
 9. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein based on an uplink transmission based onat least one of the default uplink spatial parameter or the default PLRS being disabled: the uplink transmission is performed, based on Nuplink spatial parameters and N PL RSs explicitly indicated through DCIassociated with the uplink transmission.
 10. The method according toclaim 1, wherein: an association between the N TOs and at least one ofthe N default uplink spatial parameters or the N PL RSs is preconfiguredby the base station to the terminal.
 11. The method according to claim1, wherein: the N TOs are associated with at least one of a plurality ofcells, a plurality of repeated transmissions, a plurality of TRPs, or aplurality of panels.
 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein: theuplink transmission includes at least one of a Physical Uplink SharedChannel (PUSCH), a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), or aSounding Reference Signal (SRS).
 13. The method according to claim 1,wherein: the default uplink spatial parameter is associated with a beamof the uplink transmission and the default PL RS is associated with apower control of the uplink transmission.
 14. A terminal for performinguplink transmission in a wireless communication system, the terminalcomprising: at least one transceiver; and at least one processorconnected to the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least oneprocessor is configured to: receive first configuration informationrelated to mapping between at least one uplink reference signal (UL RS)and at least one downlink reference signal (DL RS) from a base stationthrough the transceiver; receive second configuration informationrelated to a plurality of spatial parameter candidates for uplinktransmission from the base station through the transceiver; and perform,through the at least one transceiver, uplink transmission in Ntransmission occasions (TO) based on at least one of N (N is an integergreater than 1) uplink default spatial parameters or N pathlossreference signals (PL RS), wherein the N default uplink spatialparameters are associated with the N TOs respectively, and the N PL RSsare associated with the N TOs respectively; wherein a default uplinkspatial parameter for a specific TO among the N TOs is one spatialparameter specified by a predefined rule among the plurality of spatialparameter candidates based on the second configuration information, oran UL RS mapped to the one spatial parameter based on the firstconfiguration information.
 15. (canceled)
 16. A base station forperforming uplink reception in a wireless communication system, the basestation comprising: at least one transceivers; and at least oneprocessors connected to the at least one transceivers, wherein the atleast one processors are configured to: transmit, to a terminal throughthe transceiver, first configuration information related to mappingbetween at least one uplink reference signal (UL RS) and at least onedownlink reference signal (DL RS); transmit, to the terminal through thetransceiver, second configuration information related to a plurality ofspatial parameter candidates for uplink transmission; and receive uplinktransmission transmitted by the terminal through the transceiver in Ntransmission occasions (TO) based on at least one of N (N is an integergreater than 1) uplink default spatial parameters or N pathlossreference signals (PL RS), wherein the N default uplink spatialparameters are associated with the N TOs respectively, and the N PL RSsare associated with the N TOs respectively; wherein a default uplinkspatial parameter for a specific TO among the N TOs is one spatialparameter specified by a predefined rule among the plurality of spatialparameter candidates based on the second configuration information, oran UL RS mapped to the one spatial parameter based on the firstconfiguration information. 17-18. (canceled)